| 1 | Looking up, [Jesus] saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury. |
| 2 | And He saw also a poor widow putting in two mites (copper coins). |
| 3 | And He said, Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; |
| 4 | For they all gave out of their abundance (their surplus); but she has contributed out of her lack
and
her want, putting in all that she had on which to live. |
| 5 | And as some were saying of the temple that it was decorated with handsome (shapely and magnificent) stones and consecrated offerings [
[a]laid up to be kept], He said, |
| 6 | As for all this that you [thoughtfully] look at, the time will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. |
| 7 | And they asked Him, Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when this is about to occur? |
| 8 | And He said, Be on your guard
and
be careful that you are not led astray; for many will come in My name [
[b]appropriating to themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me], saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out after them. |
| 9 | And when you hear of wars and insurrections (disturbances, disorder, and confusion), do not become alarmed
and
panic-stricken
and
terrified; for all this must take place first, but the end will not [come] immediately. |
| 10 | Then He told them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. |
| 11 | There will be mighty
and
violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences (plagues:
[c]malignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating); and there will be sights of terror and great signs from heaven. |
| 12 | But previous to all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be led away before kings and governors for My name’s sake. |
| 13 | This will be a time (an opportunity) for you to bear testimony. |
| 14 | Resolve
and
settle it in your minds not to meditate
and
prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense
and
how you will answer. |
| 15 | For I [Myself] will give you a mouth
and
such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute. |
| 16 | You will be delivered up
and
betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and [some] of you they will put to death. |
| 17 | And you will be hated (despised) by everyone because [you bear] My name
and
for its sake. |
| 18 | But not a hair of your head shall perish. |
| 19 | By your steadfastness
and
patient endurance you
[d]shall win the
[e]true life of your souls. |
| 20 | But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know
and
understand that its desolation has come near. |
| 21 | Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside [the city] get out of it, and let not those who are out in the country come into it; |
| 22 | For those are days of vengeance [of rendering full justice or satisfaction], that all things that are written may be fulfilled. |
| 23 | Alas for those who are pregnant and for those who have babies which they are nursing in those days! For great misery
and
anguish
and
distress shall be upon the land and indignation
and
punishment
and
retribution upon this people. |
| 24 | They will fall by
[f]the mouth
and
the edge of the sword and will be led away as captives to
and
among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (completed). |
| 25 | And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth [there will be] distress (trouble and anguish) of nations in bewilderment
and
perplexity [
[g]without resources, left wanting, embarrassed, in doubt, not knowing which way to turn] at the roaring (
[h]the echo) of the tossing of the sea, |
| 26 | Men swooning away
or
expiring with fear
and
dread
and
apprehension and expectation of the things that are coming on the world; for the [very] powers of the heavens will be shaken
and
[i]caused to totter. |
| 27 | And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great (transcendent and overwhelming) power and [all His kingly] glory (majesty and splendor). |
| 28 | Now when these things begin to occur, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption (deliverance) is drawing near. |
| 29 | And He told them a parable: Look at the fig tree and all the trees; |
| 30 | When they put forth their buds
and
come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and perceive
and
know that summer is already near. |
| 31 | Even so, when you see these things taking place, understand
and
know that the kingdom of God is at hand. |
| 32 | Truly I tell you, this generation (
[j]those living at that definite period of time) will not perish
and
pass away until all has taken place. |
| 33 | The
[k]sky and the earth (
[l]the universe, the world) will pass away, but My words will not pass away. |
| 34 | But take heed to yourselves
and
be on your guard, lest your hearts be overburdened
and
depressed (weighed down) with the
[m]giddiness
and
headache
and
[n]nausea of self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries
and
cares pertaining to [the
[o]business of] this life, and [lest] that day come upon you suddenly like a trap
or
a noose; |
| 35 | For it will come upon all who live upon the face of the entire earth. |
| 36 | Keep awake then
and
watch at all times [be discreet, attentive, and ready], praying that you may have the full strength
and
ability
and
be accounted worthy to escape all these things [taken together] that will take place, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man. |
| 37 | Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [
[p]the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and stay on the mount called Olivet. |
| 38 | And early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple [
[q]porches or courts] to listen to Him. |
Cross references:
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Luke 21:10 : II Chron. 15:6; Isa. 19:2.
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Luke 21:18 : I Sam. 14:45.
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Luke 21:24 : Isa. 63:18; Dan. 8:13.
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Luke 21:25 : Isa. 13:10; Joel 2:10; Zeph. 1:15.
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Luke 21:27 : Dan. 7:13, 14.
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