Luke 21
1 Looking around, Jesus watched rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 He also saw a very poor widow put in two small coins.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4 All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty all she had to live on.”
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
5 Some of those there were talking about the Temple, its fine stonework and the beautiful gifts that had been donated. But Jesus said,
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6 “Regarding these things you're looking at… The time is coming when not one stone will be left on another; everything will be destroyed!”
[As for] these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 “Teacher, when will this happen?” they asked him. “What will be the sign that these things are about to happen?”
And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign [ will there be] when these things shall come to pass?
8 “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.
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9 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.
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by.
10 Nation will fight nation, and kingdom will fight kingdom,” he told them.
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 “There will be severe earthquakes, famines, and epidemic diseases in many lands, and extraordinary signs in the sky that are terrifying.
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 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.
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
13 But this will provide you an opportunity to speak on my behalf before them.
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 So make up your mind beforehand not to worry about how to defend yourselves,
Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will kill some of you.
And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 Everyone will hate you because of me.
And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake.
18 But not a single hair of your head will be lost.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19 By standing firm you will gain your lives.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
20 However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its destruction is near.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 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.
Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these are days of punishment, fulfilling all that's written.
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 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.
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 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.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 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.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 People will be faint from fear, terrified about what is happening to the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 Then they'll see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 But when these things happen, stand up and look up, because you will soon be saved.”
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 Then he told them this story as an illustration. “Look at the fig tree, or any other kind of tree.
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When you see new leaves appear, you don't need to be told that summer is near.
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 In the same way, when you see these things happening, you don't need to be told that God's kingdom is near.
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 I tell you the truth, this generation won't come to an end before all this happens.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my word will not.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 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.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.
35 For this day will come upon everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Always keep watch and pray, so that you may be able to escape all that will happen and stand before the Son of man.”
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 Every day Jesus taught in the Temple, and every evening he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.
38 All the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the Temple.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
