Luke 21

¹Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box ,

²and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins .

³And he said , Truly , I tell you , this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance , but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on .

⁵And while some were speaking of the temple , how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings , he said ,

⁶As for these things that you see , the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down .

⁷And they asked him , Teacher , when will these things be , and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place ?

⁸And he said , See that you are not led astray . For many will come in my name , saying , I am he! and , The time is at hand ! Do not go after them .

⁹And when you hear of wars and tumults , do not be terrified , for these things must first take place , but the end will not be at once .

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

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

¹²But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons , and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake .

¹³This will be your opportunity to bear witness .

¹⁴Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer ,

¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom , which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict .

¹⁶You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends , and some of you they will put to death .

¹⁷You will be hated by all for my name’s sake .

¹⁸But not a hair of your head will perish .

¹⁹By your endurance you will gain your lives .

²⁰But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies , then know that its desolation has come near .

²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains , and let those who are inside the city depart , and let not those who are out in the country enter it ,

²²for these are days of vengeance , to fulfill all that is written .

²³Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days ! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people .

²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations , and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles , until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled .

²⁵And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars , and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves ,

²⁶people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world . For the powers of the heavens will be shaken .

²⁷And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory .

²⁸Now when these things begin to take place , straighten up and raise your heads , because your redemption is drawing near .

²⁹And he told them a parable : Look at the fig tree , and all the trees .

³⁰As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near .

³¹So also , when you see these things taking place , you know that the kingdom of God is near .

³²Truly , I say to you , this generation will not pass away until all has taken place .

³³Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will not pass away .

³⁴But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life , and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap .

³⁵For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth .

³⁶But stay awake at all times , praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place , and to stand before the Son of Man .

³⁷And every day he was teaching in the temple , but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet .

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