Luke 21
1 And Jesus looked upon the rich, who cast their oblations into the treasury.
And looking on, he saw the rich men cast 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 two brass mites.
3 And he said: Truly I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than any one.
And he said: Verily 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 have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her want, hath 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 some saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and 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.
These things which you see, the days will come in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone that shall not be thrown 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: Master, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when they shall begin 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.
Who said: Take heed you be not seduced; for many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and the time is at hand: go ye not therefore 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 you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified: these things must first come to pass; but the end is not yet presently.
10 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then he said to them: Nation shall 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 shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there shall be great signs.
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 upon you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name’s sake.
13 But it will be to you for a testimony.
And it shall happen unto you for a testimony.
14 And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence.
Lay it up therefore into your hearts, not to meditate before how you 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 shall not be able to resist and 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 you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren, and kinsmen and friends; and some of you they will put to death.
17 And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name.
And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake.
18 But a hair of your head shall not perish.
But a hair of your head shall not perish.
19 And by your patience, will ye preserve your souls.
In your patience you shall possess your souls.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem with an army encompassing it, then know ye, that its destruction draweth nigh.
And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed about with an army; then know that the desolation thereof 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 Judea, flee to the mountains; and those who are in the midst thereof, depart out: and those who are in the countries, not enter into it.
22 For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
For these are the days of vengeance, that all things may be fulfilled, that are written.
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 them that are with child, and give suck in those days; for there shall 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 shall fall by the edge of the sword; and shall be led away captives into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles; till the times of the nations be 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 shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the 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 withering away for fear, and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of heaven shall be moved;
27 And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with much power, and with great glory.
And then they shall see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with great power and majesty.
28 And when these things shall begin to be, take courage, and lift up your heads, for your deliverance draweth nigh.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand.
29 And he uttered a similitude to them. Look at the fig-tree, and all the trees.
And he spoke to them in a similitude. See the fig tree, and all the trees:
30 When they bud forth, ye at once understand from them that summer approacheth.
When they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer is nigh;
31 So also, when ye shall see all these things take place, know ye that the kingdom of God is near.
So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand.
32 Verily I say to you, That this generation will not pass away, until all these things occur.
Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all things be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away; but my word will not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall 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.
And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.
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 shall it come upon all that sit upon 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.
Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come, 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 in the daytime, he was teaching in the temple; but at night, going out, he abode in the mount that is called Olivet.
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.
