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Luke 21

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 And He looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury,

2 and He saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.

3 And He said, "In truth I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God, but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had."

5 And when some spoke of the temple and how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He said,

6 "As for these things which ye behold, the days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down."

7 And they asked Him, saying, "Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?"

8 And He said, "Take heed that ye be not deceived, for many shall come in My name, saying, `I am Christ,' and, `the time draweth near.' Go ye not therefore after them.

9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified, for these things must first come to pass. But the end is not at once."

10 Then said He unto them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,

11 and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines and pestilences. And fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, and you will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.

13 And it shall turn to you to bear testimony.

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what ye shall answer.

15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents and brethren and kinsfolk and friends, and some of you they shall cause to be put to death.

17 And ye shall be hated by all men for My name's sake.

18 But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

20 "And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let them that are in the midst of it depart out, and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

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

23 But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

25 "And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and upon the earth distress among nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring.

26 Men's hearts will fail them for fear and for looking upon those things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

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

28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh."

29 And He spoke to them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees.

30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

32 Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that Day come upon you unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

37 And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple; and at night He went out and stayed on the mount that is called the Mount of Olives.

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

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Looking up, Jesus saw people, especially the rich, dropping their gifts into the temple offering box.

2 He noticed a poor widow drop in two small coins.

3 He said, "I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others.

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 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 "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 The disciples asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? What will be the sign when all this will occur?"

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 "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 Jesus continued, "Nation will fight against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

11 There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and dreadful diseases in various places. Terrifying sights and miraculous signs will come from the sky.

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 It will be your opportunity to testify to them.

14 So make up your minds not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.

15 I will give you words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to oppose or prove wrong.

16 "Even parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will betray you and kill some of you.

17 Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me.

18 But not a hair on your head will be lost.

19 By your endurance you will save your life.

20 "When you see armies camped around Jerusalem, realize that the time is near for it to be destroyed.

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 This will be a time of vengeance. Everything that is written about it will come true.

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 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 "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 People will faint as they fearfully wait for what will happen to the world. Indeed, the powers of the universe will be shaken.

27 "Then people will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 "When these things begin to happen, stand with confidence! The time when you will be set free is near."

29 Then Jesus used this story as an illustration. "Look at the fig tree or any other tree.

30 As soon as leaves grow on them, you know without being told that summer is near.

31 In the same way, when you see these things happen, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

32 "I can guarantee this truth: This generation will not disappear until all this takes place.

33 The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

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 like a trap that catches a bird. That day will surprise all people who live on the earth.

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 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 All of the people would get up early to hear him speak in the temple courtyard.