Luke 21
1 And Jesus looked upon the rich, who cast their oblations into the treasury.
And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow, who cast in two mites.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said: Truly I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than any one.
And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
4 For all they, from what was superfluous to them, have cast into the receptacle of oblations to God; but she, from her penury, hath cast in all that she possessed.
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.
5 And when some spoke of the temple, as adorned with goodly stones and oblations, Jesus said to them:
And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and sacred gifts, he said,
6 As for these things, on which ye gaze, the days will come, in which there will not be left a stone upon a stone, that is not cast down.
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.
7 And they questioned him, and said: Teacher, when will these things be? And what is the sign that they are near to take place?
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?
8 And he said to them: See, that ye be not deceived; for many will come in my name, and will say: I am Messiah and the time is near. But go ye not after them.
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.
9 And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not afraid; for these things are previously to take place, but the end is not yet come.
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.
10 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then he said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11 and great earthquakes will occur in several places, and famines, and pestilences; and there will be terrors, and trepidations, and great signs from heaven will be seen, and there will be great tempests.
and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12 But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name.
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.
13 But it will be to you for a testimony.
It will turn out to you an opportunity for bearing testimony.
14 And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence.
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate l beforehand what ye shall answer.
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to withstand.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or gainsay.
16 And your parents, and your brothers, and your relatives, and your friends, will deliver you up, and cause some of you to die.
And ye will be delivered up both by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends; and some of you will they put to death.
17 And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name.
And ye will be hated by all on account of my name.
18 But a hair of your head shall not perish.
But not a hair of your head will be lost.
19 And by your patience, will ye preserve your souls.
By your constancy secure your lives.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem with an army encompassing it, then know ye, that its destruction draweth nigh.
But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
21 Then let them who shall be in Judaea, flee to the mountain district; and let them, who are in the midst of it, flee away; and those in the fields, not enter it.
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.
22 For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days; for then will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
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;
24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried captive to every place. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be completed.
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.
25 And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and distress of nations on the earth; and clasping of hands, from astonishment at the noise of the sea;
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;
26 and dismay that driveth out the souls of men, from fear of that which is to come on the earth; and the powers of heaven will be moved.
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.
27 And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with much power, and with great glory.
And then will they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things shall begin to be, take courage, and lift up your heads, for your deliverance draweth nigh.
And when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he uttered a similitude to them. Look at the fig-tree, and all the trees.
And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
30 When they bud forth, ye at once understand from them that summer approacheth.
when they have already shot forth, ye see it, and know of yourselves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So also, when ye shall see all these things take place, know ye that the kingdom of God is near.
So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say to you, That this generation will not pass away, until all these things occur.
Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all shall have taken place.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away; but my word will not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
34 Take heed to yourselves, that your hearts be, at no time, stupefied by gluttony and ebriety and worldly care; and so that day come upon you unawares.
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.
35 For, like a hunter's snare, it will spring upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole land.
For as a snare will it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Be ye therefore vigilant, at all times, and prayerful; that ye may be worthy to escape the things that are to take place, and may stand before the Son of man.
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.
37 And, in the daytime he taught in the temple, and at night he went out and lodged in the mount, called the Place of Olives.
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.
38 And all the people came early to him in the temple, to hear his discourse.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
