Luke 21
1 And, looking up, he saw the, rich, who were casting their gifts into the treasury, —
And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury;
2 and he saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites;
but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.
3 and he said—Of a truth, I say unto you—This destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in;
And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
4 For, all these, out of their superfluity, have cast in among the gifts, but, she, out of her deficiency, all the living that she had, hath cast in.
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.
5 And, certain saying, of the temple—With beautiful stones and offerings, hath it been adorned! he said—
And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said,
6 As to these things, which ye are looking upon, There will come days, in which there will not be left here, stone upon stone, which will not be taken down.
[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.
7 And they questioned him, saying—Teacher! when, therefore, will these things be? And, what the sign, when these things shall be about to come to pass?
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?
8 And, he, said—Be taking heed ye be not deceived; for, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am he, —and—The season, hath drawn near! Do not go after them.
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.
9 But, whensoever ye shall hear of wars and revolutions, be not terrified, —for these things, must needs, come to pass first, but, not immediately, is the end.
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.
10 Then, said he unto them—There will rise up, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11 As well great earthquakes, as also, in places, pestilences and famines, will there be, as well objects of terror, as also, from heaven, great signs, will there be.
there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12 And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, —when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name;
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;
13 But it shall turn out to you for a witness.
but it shall turn out to you for a testimony.
14 Settle, then, in your hearts, not to be studying beforehand, how to make defense;
Settle therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand [your] defence,
15 For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one-and-all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
16 But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;
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,
17 And ye will be hated by all, because of my name:
and ye will be hated of all for my name's sake.
18 And, a hair of your head, in nowise shall perish, —
And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.
19 By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.
By your patient endurance gain your souls.
20 But whensoever ye shall see Jerusalem, encompassed by armies, then, know, that her desolation hath drawn near.
But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that its desolation is drawn nigh.
21 Then they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains, and they who are in her midst, let them go forth, —and they who are in the fields, let them not enter into her;
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;
22 For, days of avenging, are, these, for all the things written to be fulfilled.
for these are days of avenging, that all the things that are written may be accomplished.
23 Alas! for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and anger against this people.
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.
24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive into all the nations, and, Jerusalem, shall be trodden down by the nations, until the seasons of the nations shall be fulfilled [and shall be].
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.
25 And there will he signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and, on the earth, anguish of nations in embarrassment—sea and surge resounding, —
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,
26 Men fainting, from fear and expectation of the things overtaking the inhabited earth. For, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken.
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.
27 And, then, will they see the Son of Man—coming in a cloud, with great power and glory.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And, when these things are beginning to come to pass, unbend and lift up your heads, because that, your redemption, is drawing near.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws nigh.
29 And he spake a parable unto them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees, —
And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
30 Whensoever they have already budded, seeing it, of yourselves, ye observe that, already near, is, the summer:
when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, [on] looking [at them], that already the summer is near.
31 Thus, ye also, whensoever ye shall see, these, things coming to pass, observe ye, that, near, is the kingdom of God!
So also ye, when ye see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Verily, I say unto you—In nowise shall this generation pass away, until, all things, shall happen:
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.
33 Heaven and earth, will pass away, but, my word, in nowise will pass away.
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
34 But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy—with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,
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;
35 as a snare, —For it will come in by surprise, upon all them that are dwelling on the face of all the earth.
for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth.
36 But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
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.
37 And he was, by day, in the temple, teaching; but, by night, going forth, he was lodging in the mount which is called the Mount of Olives.
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;
38 And, all the people, were coming at day-break unto him, in the temple, to be hearkening unto him.
and all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
