Luke 21
1 Looking up, Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the chests for the Temple offerings.
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 He saw, too, a widow in poor circumstances putting two farthings into them.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 On this he said: “I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;
And he said, Truthfully I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than they all:
4 for every one else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in all she had to live upon.”
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her destitution has cast in all the living that she had.
5 When some of them spoke about the Temple being decorated with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said:
And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6 “As for these things that you are looking at, a time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another here, which will not be thrown down.”
As for these things which all of you behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 So the disciples questioned Jesus: “But, Teacher, when will this be? and what sign will there be when this is near?”
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 And Jesus said: “See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying ‘I am He,’ and ‘The time is close at hand.’ Do not follow them.
And he said, Take heed that all of you be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go all of you not therefore after them.
9 And, when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first; but the end will not be at once.”
But when all of you 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 Then he said to them: “‘Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,’
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And there will be great earthquakes, and plagues and famines in various places, and there will be terrible appearances and signs in the heavens.
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.
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 Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Make up your minds, therefore, not to prepare your defence;
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what all of you shall answer:
15 for I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.
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 and brothers and sisters and relations and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,
And all of you 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 and you will be hated by every one on account of my Name.
And all of you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
18 Yet not a single hair of your heads shall be lost!
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19 By your endurance you shall win yourselves Life.
In your patience possess all of you your souls.
20 As soon, however, as you see Jerusalem surrounded by armed camps, then you may know that the hour of her desecration is at hand.
And when all of you shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains, those who are in Jerusalem must leave at once, and those who are in the country places must not go into it.
Then let them which are in Judaea 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 therein.
22 For these are to be the Days of Vengeance, when all that Scripture says will be fulfilled.
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 Alas for the women that are with child, and for those that are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great suffering in the land, and anger 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 fall by the edge of the sword, and will be taken prisoners to every land, and ‘Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles,’ until their day is over — as it shall be.
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, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.
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 Men’s hearts will fail them through dread of what is coming upon the world; for ‘the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.’
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 will be seen 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 And, when these things begin to occur, look upwards and lift your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand.”
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.
29 Then he taught them a lesson thus — “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.
And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 As soon as they shoot, you know, as you look at them, without being told, that summer is near.
When they now shoot forth, all of you see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 And so may you, as soon as you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.
So likewise all of you, when all of you see these things come to pass, know all of you that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away till all has taken place.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words (logos) shall not pass away.
34 Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest ‘That Day’ should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with worldly excess, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unexpectedly.
35 For come it will upon all who are living upon the face of the whole earth.
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man.”
Watch all of you therefore, and pray always, that all of you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 During the days, Jesus continued to teach in the Temple Courts, but he went out and spent the nights on the hill called 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 And all the people would get up early in the morning and come to listen to him in the Temple Courts.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, in order to hear him.
