Luke 21:5-28

5 ¹And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

6 "As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which ²there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down."

7 They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?"

8 And He said, "See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, '³I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' ⁴Do not go after them.

9 "When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately."

Things to Come

10 Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,

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

12 "But before all these things, ⁵they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.

13 "⁶It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

14 "⁷So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

15 for ⁸I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

16 "But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

17 and you will be hated by all because of My name.

18 "Yet ⁹not a hair of your head will perish.

19 "¹⁰By your endurance you will gain your lives.

20 "But when you see Jerusalem ¹¹surrounded 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 ¹²those who are in the country must not enter the city;

22 because these are ¹³days 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 ¹⁴there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

24 and they will fall by ¹⁵the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ¹⁶Jerusalem will be ¹⁷trampled under foot by the Gentiles until ¹⁸the 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 "¹⁹Then they will see ²⁰THE 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 ²¹your redemption is drawing near."

Cross References

• 1. Luke 21:5-36: {Matthew 24; Mark 13}
• 2. Luke 19:44
• 3. John 8:24
• 4. Luke 17:23
• 5. Luke 21:12-17: {Matthew 10:19-22; Mark 13:11-13}
• 6. Philippians 1:12
• 7. Luke 12:11
• 8. Luke 12:12
• 9. Matthew 10:30; Luke 12:7
• 10. Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:13; Romans 2:7; Romans 5:3; Hebrews 10:36; James 1:3; 2 Peter 1:6
• 11. Luke 19:43
• 12. Luke 17:31
• 13. Isaiah 63:4; Daniel 9:24-27; Hosea 9:7
• 14. Daniel 8:19; 1 Corinthians 7:26
• 15. Genesis 34:26; Exodus 17:13; Hebrews 11:34
• 16. Isaiah 63:18; Daniel 8:13
• 17. Revelation 11:2
• 18. Romans 11:25
• 19. Matthew 16:27; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 26:64; Mark 13:26
• 20. Daniel 7:13; Revelation 1:7
• 21. Luke 18:7

Footnotes

• [a] Or "attesting miracle"
• [b] Or "attesting miracles"
• [c] Lit "being brought"
• [d] Lit "a testimony for you"
• [e] Lit "a mouth"
• [f] Lit "souls"
• [g] Lit "know"
• [h] Lit "her"
• [i] Lit "her"
• [j] Or "earth"
• [k] Or "attesting miracles"
• [l] Lit "inhabited earth"
• [m] Or "heaven"