Luke 21
1 And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
And looking up, He saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
And He also saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
And He said; Truly I say unto you, That this poor widow cast in more than all.
4 For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.
For they all of that which abounds unto them cast into the gifts of God: but she out of her scarcity cast in all her living which she had.
5 And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and sacred gifts, he said,
And certain ones speaking concerning the temple, that it was ornamented with beautiful stones and offerings, He said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.
These things which you see, the days will come, in which stone will not be left upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.
7 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then will these things be? and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
And they asked Him, saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things may be about to come to pass?
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am He, and the time is at hand. Go not after them.
And He said, See that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am He; and The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
9 And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but not immediately is the end.
And when ye may hear of wars and commotions, be not affrighted: for it behooveth these things first to take place; but the end is not immediately.
10 Then he said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then He said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
and there shall be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in divers places; and there shall be great terrors and signs from heaven.
12 But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.
And before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you into their synagogues and prisons, led before kings and governors on account of my name.
13 It will turn out to you an opportunity for bearing testimony.
And it shall come to pass to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate l beforehand what ye shall answer.
Place it in your hearts, not to premeditate your defense:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or gainsay.
for I will give to you mouth and wisdom, which all who are opposed to you will not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 And ye will be delivered up both by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends; and some of you will they put to death.
And you shall be delivered up also by your parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends; and they will kill some of you.
17 And ye will be hated by all on account of my name.
And you shall be hated by all, on account of my name:
18 But not a hair of your head will be lost.
and not a hair from your head shall perish.
19 By your constancy secure your lives.
In your patience gain your souls.
20 But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
And when you may see Jerusalem shut up by the armies, then know that her desolation is nigh.
21 Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let those who are within the city go out of it, and let not those in the open country enter it.
Then let those in Judea fly to the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let not those in the country come into it.
22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Because these are the days of vengeance, to fill up all things which have been written.
23 But woe to the women with child, and to those having children at the breast, in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people;
But alas to those in gestation and nursing in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the earth, and wrath to this people.
24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles may be fulfilled.
25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and waves;
And there will be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and commotion of the nations of the earth in their perplexity, the sea and the wave roaring;
26 men's hearts failing them from fear, and from looking for those things which are coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
the souls of men failing from fear, and expectation of those things coming upon the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27 And then will they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
And these things beginning to take place, straighten up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption is nigh.
29 And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
And He spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees:
30 when they have already shot forth, ye see it, and know of yourselves that summer is now nigh at hand.
when they may already put forth, seeing, know for yourselves that summer is nigh.
31 So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
So you also, when you see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32 Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all shall have taken place.
Truly I say unto you, that this race may not pass away, until all these things shall be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
But heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word can not pass away.
34 But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares.
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be burdened with luxury, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day may come on you unanticipated.
35 For as a snare will it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
For as a lasso it will come upon all the people who are sitting down upon the face of the whole earth.
36 But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Therefore watch, praying all the time, that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 And during the daytime he was teaching in the temple; but at night he went out, and lodged in the mount called the Mount of Olives.
And He was teaching in the temple during the days; and during the nights going out, He was lodging in the mountain called Mount of Olives.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
And all the people gathered in the temple to hear Him.
