Luke 21
1 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.
As Jesus was observing the rich casting their gifts into the treasury,
2 He also saw a poor widow there putting in two small copper coins.
he saw an indigent widow throw in two mites.
3 So he said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
And he said, I tell you, truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than any of them;
4 For they have all put in gifts for God out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in all that she had to live on.”
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.
5 Then, as some were talking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts consecrated to God, Jesus said,
Some having remarked, that the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and presents, he said,
6 “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all of them will be torn down.”
The time will come, when these things which you behold, shall be razed that one stone will not be left upon another.
7 So they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”
Then they asked him, saying, Rabbi, when will these things be: and what will be the sign, when they are about to be accomplished?
8 He said, “Make sure you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Do not go after them.
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.
9 When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not immediately follow.”
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.
10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
He added, Then will nation rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 There will be great earthquakes in various places, along with famines and plagues. There will also be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.
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.
12 But before all these things take place, they will arrest you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
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:
13 This will lead to opportunities for you to bear witness.
and this afford scope for your testimony.
14 Therefore settle it in your hearts not to prepare your defense in advance.
Be, therefore, resolved not to premeditate what defense you shall make;
15 For I will give you a mouth to speak and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to refute or resist.
for I will give you an utterance, and wisdom, which none of your adversaries shall be able to refute or resist.
16 You will even be betrayed by parents, relatives, friends, and brothers, and they will have some of you put to death.
And you shall be given up even by parents, and brothers, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
17 You will be hated by all because of my name.
And, on my account, you shall be universally hated.
18 Yet not a hair of your head will by any means perish.
Yet not a hair of your head shall be lost.
19 You must gain your lives by your patient endurance.
Save your souls by your perseverance.
20 “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is near.
Now, when you shall see Jerusalem invested with armies, know that its desolation is nigh.
21 Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, those who are in the city must get out, and those who are in the countryside must not enter the city.
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:
22 For those will be days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
for these will be days of vengeance, in which all the denunciations of the scriptures shall be accomplished.
23 Woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
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.
24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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.
25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, and on the earth there will be distress among the nations as they are perplexed by the roaring sea and the surging waves.
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;
26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
men expiring with the fear and apprehension of those things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great glory and power.
28 So when these things begin to take place, stand tall and lift up your heads, for your redemption is near.”
Now when these things begin to be fulfilled, look up, and lift up your heads; because your deliverance approaches.
29 Then he told them a parable: “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees.
He proposed to them, also, this comparison: Consider the fig tree, and the other trees.
30 As soon as they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
When you observe them shooting forth, you know, of yourselves, that the summer is nigh.
31 So also, when you see these things taking place, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Know, in like manner, when you shall see these events, that the Reign of God is nigh.
32 Truly I say to you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all things have taken place.
Indeed, I say to you, that this race shall not fail until all be accomplished.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall fail; but my words shall not fail.
34 “Watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.
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,
35 For it will come like a trap upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
it shall inclose all the inhabitants of the earth.
36 Therefore stay alert at all times, praying that you may be considered worthy to escape everything that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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.
37 Each day Jesus taught in the temple courts, but at night he would go out and stay at the mount called Olivet.
Thus Jesus taught in the temple by day, but retired at night to the mountain, called the Mount of Olives.
38 And all the people would come to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.
And every morning the people resorted early to the temple to hear him.
