Luke 21:20-30

20 "But when you see Jerusalem ¹surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.

21 "Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and ²those who are in the country must not enter the city;

22 because these are ³days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.

23 "Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ⁴there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

24 and they will fall by ⁵the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ⁶Jerusalem will be ⁷trampled under foot by the Gentiles until ⁸the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

25 "There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

27 "⁹Then they will see ¹⁰THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory.

28 "But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because ¹¹your redemption is drawing near."

29 Then He told them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

30 as soon * as they put forth leaves, you see it and ¹²know for yourselves that summer is now near.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 19:43
• 2. Luke 17:31
• 3. Isaiah 63:4; Daniel 9:24-27; Hosea 9:7
• 4. Daniel 8:19; 1 Corinthians 7:26
• 5. Genesis 34:26; Exodus 17:13; Hebrews 11:34
• 6. Isaiah 63:18; Daniel 8:13
• 7. Revelation 11:2
• 8. Romans 11:25
• 9. Matthew 16:27; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 26:64; Mark 13:26
• 10. Daniel 7:13; Revelation 1:7
• 11. Luke 18:7
• 12. Luke 12:57

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "know"
• [b]. Lit "her"
• [c]. Lit "her"
• [d]. Or "earth"
• [e]. Or "attesting miracles"
• [f]. Lit "inhabited earth"
• [g]. Or "heaven"