Luke 21
1 And, looking up, he saw the, rich, who were casting their gifts into the treasury, —
Looking up, Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the chests for the Temple offerings.
2 and he saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites;
He saw, too, a widow in poor circumstances putting two farthings into them.
3 and he said—Of a truth, I say unto you—This destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in;
On this he said: “I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;
4 For, all these, out of their superfluity, have cast in among the gifts, but, she, out of her deficiency, all the living that she had, hath cast in.
for every one else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in all she had to live upon.”
5 And, certain saying, of the temple—With beautiful stones and offerings, hath it been adorned! he said—
When some of them spoke about the Temple being decorated with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said:
6 As to these things, which ye are looking upon, There will come days, in which there will not be left here, stone upon stone, which will not be taken down.
“As for these things that you are looking at, a time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another here, which will not be thrown down.”
7 And they questioned him, saying—Teacher! when, therefore, will these things be? And, what the sign, when these things shall be about to come to pass?
So the disciples questioned Jesus: “But, Teacher, when will this be? and what sign will there be when this is near?”
8 And, he, said—Be taking heed ye be not deceived; for, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am he, —and—The season, hath drawn near! Do not go after them.
And Jesus said: “See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying ‘I am He,’ and ‘The time is close at hand.’ Do not follow them.
9 But, whensoever ye shall hear of wars and revolutions, be not terrified, —for these things, must needs, come to pass first, but, not immediately, is the end.
And, when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first; but the end will not be at once.”
10 Then, said he unto them—There will rise up, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then he said to them: “‘Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,’
11 As well great earthquakes, as also, in places, pestilences and famines, will there be, as well objects of terror, as also, from heaven, great signs, will there be.
And there will be great earthquakes, and plagues and famines in various places, and there will be terrible appearances and signs in the heavens.
12 And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, —when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name;
Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.
13 But it shall turn out to you for a witness.
Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.
14 Settle, then, in your hearts, not to be studying beforehand, how to make defense;
Make up your minds, therefore, not to prepare your defence;
15 For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one-and-all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.
for I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.
16 But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;
You will be betrayed even by your parents and brothers and sisters and relations and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,
17 And ye will be hated by all, because of my name:
and you will be hated by every one on account of my Name.
18 And, a hair of your head, in nowise shall perish, —
Yet not a single hair of your heads shall be lost!
19 By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.
By your endurance you shall win yourselves Life.
20 But whensoever ye shall see Jerusalem, encompassed by armies, then, know, that her desolation hath drawn near.
As soon, however, as you see Jerusalem surrounded by armed camps, then you may know that the hour of her desecration is at hand.
21 Then they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains, and they who are in her midst, let them go forth, —and they who are in the fields, let them not enter into her;
Then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains, those who are in Jerusalem must leave at once, and those who are in the country places must not go into it.
22 For, days of avenging, are, these, for all the things written to be fulfilled.
For these are to be the Days of Vengeance, when all that Scripture says will be fulfilled.
23 Alas! for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and anger against this people.
Alas for the women that are with child, and for those that are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great suffering in the land, and anger against this people.
24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive into all the nations, and, Jerusalem, shall be trodden down by the nations, until the seasons of the nations shall be fulfilled [and shall be].
They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be taken prisoners to every land, and ‘Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles,’ until their day is over — as it shall be.
25 And there will he signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and, on the earth, anguish of nations in embarrassment—sea and surge resounding, —
There will be signs, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.
26 Men fainting, from fear and expectation of the things overtaking the inhabited earth. For, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken.
Men’s hearts will fail them through dread of what is coming upon the world; for ‘the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.’
27 And, then, will they see the Son of Man—coming in a cloud, with great power and glory.
Then will be seen the ‘Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory.
28 And, when these things are beginning to come to pass, unbend and lift up your heads, because that, your redemption, is drawing near.
And, when these things begin to occur, look upwards and lift your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand.”
29 And he spake a parable unto them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees, —
Then he taught them a lesson thus — “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.
30 Whensoever they have already budded, seeing it, of yourselves, ye observe that, already near, is, the summer:
As soon as they shoot, you know, as you look at them, without being told, that summer is near.
31 Thus, ye also, whensoever ye shall see, these, things coming to pass, observe ye, that, near, is the kingdom of God!
And so may you, as soon as you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.
32 Verily, I say unto you—In nowise shall this generation pass away, until, all things, shall happen:
I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away till all has taken place.
33 Heaven and earth, will pass away, but, my word, in nowise will pass away.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
34 But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy—with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,
Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest ‘That Day’ should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.
35 as a snare, —For it will come in by surprise, upon all them that are dwelling on the face of all the earth.
For come it will upon all who are living upon the face of the whole earth.
36 But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man.”
37 And he was, by day, in the temple, teaching; but, by night, going forth, he was lodging in the mount which is called the Mount of Olives.
During the days, Jesus continued to teach in the Temple Courts, but he went out and spent the nights on the hill called the ‘Mount of Olives.’
38 And, all the people, were coming at day-break unto him, in the temple, to be hearkening unto him.
And all the people would get up early in the morning and come to listen to him in the Temple Courts.
