Luke 21
1 And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury — rich men,
Looking around, Jesus watched rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.
2 and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,
He also saw a very poor widow put in two small coins.
3 and he said, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;
“I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.
4 for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'
All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty all she had to live on.”
5 And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,
Some of those there were talking about the Temple, its fine stonework and the beautiful gifts that had been donated. But Jesus said,
6 'These things that ye behold — days will come, in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'
“Regarding these things you're looking at… The time is coming when not one stone will be left on another; everything will be destroyed!”
7 And they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, when, then, shall these things be? and what [is] the sign when these things may be about to happen?'
“Teacher, when will this happen?” they asked him. “What will be the sign that these things are about to happen?”
8 And he said, 'See — ye may not be led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying — I am [he], and the time hath come nigh; go not on then after them;
“Make sure you're not deceived,” Jesus warned them. “Many people will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘Here I am!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ but don't follow them.
9 and when ye may hear of wars and uprisings, be not terrified, for it behoveth these things to happen first, but the end [is] not immediately.'
When you hear of wars and revolutions, don't be frightened, because these things have to happen first, but the end won't come immediately.
10 Then said he to them, 'Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
Nation will fight nation, and kingdom will fight kingdom,” he told them.
11 great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;
“There will be severe earthquakes, famines, and epidemic diseases in many lands, and extraordinary signs in the sky that are terrifying.
12 and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will drag you before synagogues and throw you into prison, and put you on trial before kings and governors on account of me.
13 and it shall become to you for a testimony.
But this will provide you an opportunity to speak on my behalf before them.
14 'Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,
So make up your mind beforehand not to worry about how to defend yourselves,
15 for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.
16 'And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death;
You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will kill some of you.
17 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name —
Everyone will hate you because of me.
18 and a hair out of your head shall not perish;
But not a single hair of your head will be lost.
19 in your patience possess ye your souls.
By standing firm you will gain your lives.
20 'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;
However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its destruction is near.
21 then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and those in her midst, let them depart out; and those in the countries, let them not come in to her;
Those who are in Judea should run away to the mountains, and those who are in Jerusalem should leave, and those who are the countryside shouldn't enter the city.
22 because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written.
For these are days of punishment, fulfilling all that's written.
23 'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;
How hard it will be for those who are pregnant or nursing babies at that time! For terrible trouble is coming on the land and punishment against this people.
24 and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.
They will be killed by the sword and taken away as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trodden down by the foreign nations until their time is fulfilled.
25 'And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land [is] distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, and on the earth the nations will be in distress, confused by the sea's rolling and crashing.
26 men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
People will be faint from fear, terrified about what is happening to the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
27 'And then they shall see the Son of Man, coming in a cloud, with power and much glory;
Then they'll see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.'
But when these things happen, stand up and look up, because you will soon be saved.”
29 And he spake a simile to them: 'See the fig-tree, and all the trees,
Then he told them this story as an illustration. “Look at the fig tree, or any other kind of tree.
30 when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves ye know that now is the summer nigh;
When you see new leaves appear, you don't need to be told that summer is near.
31 so also ye, when ye may see these things happening, ye know that near is the reign of God;
In the same way, when you see these things happening, you don't need to be told that God's kingdom is near.
32 verily I say to you — This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;
I tell you the truth, this generation won't come to an end before all this happens.
33 the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my word will not.
34 'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
Watch out that you don't become distracted by partying or getting drunk or by the worries of this life, so that this day catches you by surprise.
35 for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,
For this day will come upon everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
36 watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
Always keep watch and pray, so that you may be able to escape all that will happen and stand before the Son of man.”
37 And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;
Every day Jesus taught in the Temple, and every evening he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
38 and all the people were coming early unto him in the temple to hear him.
All the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the Temple.
