Luke 21
1 As Jesus was observing the rich casting their gifts into the treasury,
And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 he saw an indigent widow throw in two mites.
And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, I tell you, truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than any of them;
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:
4 for all of these, out of their superfluous store, have thrown into the sacred chest, she has thrown in all the little that she had.
for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts: but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.
5 Some having remarked, that the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and presents, he said,
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,
6 The time will come, when these things which you behold, shall be razed that one stone will not be left upon another.
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 Then they asked him, saying, Rabbi, when will these things be: and what will be the sign, when they are about to be accomplished?
And they asked him, saying, Master, when therefore shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
8 He answered, Take care that you be not seduced: for many will assume my character, saying, I am the person, and the time approaches; therefore, do not follow them.
And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
9 But when you shall hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified: for these things must first happen; but the end will not immediately follow.
And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.
10 He added, Then will nation rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And there shall be great earthquakes in sundry places, and famines, and pestilences; there shall be also frightful appearances, and great prodigies in the sky.
and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12 But, before all this, you shall be apprehended and prosecuted, and delivered to synagogues, and imprisoned, and dragged before kings and governors, because of my name:
But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
13 and this afford scope for your testimony.
It shall turn unto you for a testimony.
14 Be, therefore, resolved not to premeditate what defense you shall make;
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:
15 for I will give you an utterance, and wisdom, which none of your adversaries shall be able to refute or resist.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
16 And you shall be given up even by parents, and brothers, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And, on my account, you shall be universally hated.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
18 Yet not a hair of your head shall be lost.
And not a hair of your head shall perish.
19 Save your souls by your perseverance.
In your patience ye shall win your souls.
20 Now, when you shall see Jerusalem invested with armies, know that its desolation is nigh.
But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
21 Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; let those in the city make their escape, and let not those in the country enter the city:
Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.
22 for these will be days of vengeance, in which all the denunciations of the scriptures shall be accomplished.
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But, alas, for the women with child, and for them who give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
24 They shall fall by the sword; they shall be carried captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be over.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth, the anguish of desponding nations; and roarings in the seas, and floods;
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
26 men expiring with the fear and apprehension of those things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27 Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great glory and power.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 Now when these things begin to be fulfilled, look up, and lift up your heads; because your deliverance approaches.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
29 He proposed to them, also, this comparison: Consider the fig tree, and the other trees.
And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:
30 When you observe them shooting forth, you know, of yourselves, that the summer is nigh.
when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
31 Know, in like manner, when you shall see these events, that the Reign of God is nigh.
Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32 Indeed, I say to you, that this race shall not fail until all be accomplished.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.
33 Heaven and earth shall fail; but my words shall not fail.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares: for, as a net,
But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
35 it shall inclose all the inhabitants of the earth.
for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
36 Be vigilant, therefore, praying on every occasion, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these approaching evils, and to stand before the Son of Man.
But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 Thus Jesus taught in the temple by day, but retired at night to the mountain, called the Mount of Olives.
And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.
38 And every morning the people resorted early to the temple to hear him.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
