The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury;
1 Looking up, Jesus saw people, especially the rich, dropping their gifts into the temple offering box.
2 but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.
2 He noticed a poor widow drop in two small coins.
3 And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
3 He said, "I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others.
4 for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts [of God]; but she out of her need has cast in all the living which she had.
4 All of these people have given what they could spare. But she, in her poverty, has given everything she had to live on."
5 And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said,
5 Some [of the disciples] were talking about the temple complex. They noted that it was built with fine stones and decorated with beautiful gifts. So Jesus said,
6 [As to] these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.
6 "About these buildings that you see--the time will come when not one of these stones will be left on top of another. Each one will be torn down."
7 And they asked him saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be; and what [is] the sign when these things are going to take place?
7 The disciples asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? What will be the sign when all this will occur?"
8 And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, *I* am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.
8 Jesus said, "Be careful that you are not deceived. Many will come using my name. They will say, 'I am he!' and 'The time is near.' Don't follow them!
9 And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.
9 "When you hear of wars and revolutions, don't be terrified! These things must happen first, but the end will not come immediately."
10 Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
10 Then Jesus continued, "Nation will fight against nation and kingdom against kingdom.
11 there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
11 There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and dreadful diseases in various places. Terrifying sights and miraculous signs will come from the sky.
12 But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering [you] up to synagogues and prisons, bringing [you] before kings and governors on account of my name;
12 "Before all these things happen, people will arrest and persecute you. They will hand you over to their synagogues and put you into their prisons. They will drag you in front of kings and governors because of my name.
13 but it shall turn out to you for a testimony.
13 It will be your opportunity to testify to them.
14 Settle therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand [your] defence,
14 So make up your minds not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.
15 for *I* will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
15 I will give you words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to oppose or prove wrong.
16 But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death [some] from among you,
16 "Even parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will betray you and kill some of you.
17 and ye will be hated of all for my name's sake.
17 Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me.
18 And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.
18 But not a hair on your head will be lost.
19 By your patient endurance gain your souls.
19 By your endurance you will save your life.
20 But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that its desolation is drawn nigh.
20 "When you see armies camped around Jerusalem, realize that the time is near for it to be destroyed.
21 Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of it depart out, and those who are in the country not enter into it;
21 Then those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. Those of you in Jerusalem should leave it. Those of you in the fields shouldn't go back into them.
22 for these are days of avenging, that all the things that are written may be accomplished.
22 This will be a time of vengeance. Everything that is written about it will come true.
23 But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.
23 "How horrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days. Indeed, the land will suffer very hard times, and its people will be punished.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of [the] nations until [the] times of [the] nations be fulfilled.
24 Swords will cut them down, and they will be carried off into all nations as prisoners. Nations will trample Jerusalem until the times allowed for the nations [to do this] are over.
25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity [at] the roar of the sea and rolling waves,
25 "Miraculous signs will occur in the sun, moon, and stars. The nations of the earth will be deeply troubled and confused because of the roaring and tossing of the sea.
26 men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
26 People will faint as they fearfully wait for what will happen to the world. Indeed, the powers of the universe will be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
27 "Then people will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws nigh.
28 "When these things begin to happen, stand with confidence! The time when you will be set free is near."
29 And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
29 Then Jesus used this story as an illustration. "Look at the fig tree or any other tree.
30 when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, [on] looking [at them], that already the summer is near.
30 As soon as leaves grow on them, you know without being told that summer is near.
31 So also *ye*, when ye see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is near.
31 In the same way, when you see these things happen, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.
32 "I can guarantee this truth: This generation will not disappear until all this takes place.
33 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
33 The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
34 But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
34 "Make sure that you don't become drunk, hung over, and worried about life. Then that day could suddenly catch you by surprise
35 for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth.
35 like a trap that catches a bird. That day will surprise all people who live on the earth.
36 Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
36 Be alert at all times. Pray so that you have the power to escape everything that is about to happen and to stand in front of the Son of Man."
37 And by day he was teaching in the temple, and by night, going out, he remained abroad on the mountain called [the mount] of Olives;
37 During the day Jesus would teach in the temple courtyard. But at night he would go to the Mount of Olives (as it was called) and spend the night there.
38 and all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
38 All of the people would get up early to hear him speak in the temple courtyard.
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