Luke 21

¹And looking around, he saw the wealthy putting their donations into the offertory.

²Then he also saw a certain widow, a pauper, putting in two small brass coins.

³And he said: “Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

⁴For all these, out of their abundance, have added to the gifts for God. But she, out of what she needed, has put in all that she had to live on.”

⁵And when some of them were saying, about the temple, that it was adorned with excellent stones and gifts, he said,

⁶“These things that you see, the days will arrive when there will not be left behind stone upon stone, which is not thrown down.”

⁷Then they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things will happen?”

⁸And he said: “Be cautious, lest you be seduced. For many will come in my name, saying: ‘For I am he,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ And so, do not choose to go after them.

⁹And when you will have heard of battles and seditions, do not be terrified. These things must happen first. But the end is not so soon.”

¹⁰Then he said to them: “People will rise up against people, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹¹And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there will be great signs.

¹²But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and into custody, dragging you before kings and governors, because of my name.

¹³And this will be an opportunity for you to give testimony.

¹⁴Therefore, set this in your hearts: that you should not consider in advance how you might respond.

¹⁵For I will give to you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict.

¹⁶And you will be handed over by your parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends. And they will bring about the death of some of you.

¹⁷And you will be hated by all because of my name.

¹⁸And yet, not a hair of your head will perish.

¹⁹By your patience, you shall possess your souls.

²⁰Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.

²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and those who are in its midst withdraw, and those who are in the countryside not enter into it.

²²For these are the days of retribution, so that all things may be fulfilled, which have been written.

²³Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people.

²⁴And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.

²⁵And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:

²⁶men withering away out of fear and out of apprehension over the things that will overwhelm the whole world. For the powers of the heavens will be moved.

²⁷And then they will see the Son of man coming on a cloud, with great power and majesty.

²⁸But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near.”

²⁹And he told them a comparison: “Take notice of the fig tree and of all the trees.

³⁰When presently they produce fruit from themselves, you know that summer is near.

³¹So you also, when you will have seen these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.

³²Amen I say to you, this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things happen.

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away. But my words shall not pass away.

³⁴But be attentive to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts may be weighed down by self-indulgence and inebriation and the cares of this life. And then that day may overwhelm you suddenly.

³⁵For like a snare it will overwhelm all those who sit upon the face of the entire earth.

³⁶And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man.”

³⁷Now in the daytime, he was teaching in the temple. But truly, departing in the evening, he lodged on the mount that is called Olivet.

³⁸And all the people arrived in the morning to listen to him in the temple.

Luke 21

¹And looking on, he saw the rich men cast their gifts into the treasury.

²And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites.

³And he said: Verily, I say to you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

⁴For 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.

⁵And some saying of the temple that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said:

⁶These 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.

⁷And they asked him, saying: Master, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when they shall begin to come to pass?

⁸Who 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.

⁹And 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.

¹⁰Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹¹And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven: and there shall be great signs.

¹²But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake.

¹³And it shall happen unto you for a testimony.

¹⁴Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer:

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.

¹⁶And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends: and some of you they will put to death.

¹⁷And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake.

¹⁸But a hair of your head shall not perish.

¹⁹In your patience you shall possess your souls.

²⁰And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed about with an army, then know that the desolation thereof is at hand.

²¹Then 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.

²²For these are the days of vengeance, that all things may be fulfilled, that are written.

²³But 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.

²⁴And 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.

²⁵And 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:

²⁶Men withering away for fear and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of heaven shall be moved.

²⁷And then they shall see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with great power and majesty.

²⁸But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand.

²⁹And he spoke to them a similitude. See the fig tree and all the trees:

³⁰When they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer is nigh;

³¹So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand.

³²Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled.

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

³⁴And 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.

³⁵For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth.

³⁶Watch 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.

³⁷And in the daytime, he was teaching in the temple: but at night going out, he abode in the mount that is called Olivet.

³⁸And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.