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Luke 21
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The Widow’s Offering

21Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their gifts in the Temple treasury,G1161G308G1492G4145G906G846G1435G1519G1049
2and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins.G1161G1492G2532G5100G3998G5503G906G1563G1417G3016
3He said, "I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others.G2532G2036G230G3004G5213G3754G3778G4434G5503G906G4119G3956
4For the others offered their gifts from what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, gave all she had to live on."G1063G537G3778G1537G846G4052G906G1519G1435G2316G1161G3778G846G1537G846G5303G906G537G979G3739G2192

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

5Some of the disciples were talking about the Temple, how beautiful it looked with its fine stones and the gifts offered to God. Jesus said,G2532G5100G3004G4012G2411G3754G2885G2570G3037G2532G334G2036
6"All this you see - -the time will come when not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one will be thrown down."G5023G3739G2334G2250G2064G1722G3739G863G3756G863G3037G1909G3037G3739G2647G3756G2647

Troubles and Persecutions

7"Teacher," they asked, "when will this be? And what will happen in order to show that the time has come for it to take place?"G1161G1905G846G3004G1320G3767G4219G2071G5023G2071G2532G5101G4592G3752G5023G3195G1096
8Jesus said, "Watch out; don't be fooled. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time has come!' But don't follow them.G1161G2036G991G4105G3361G4105G1063G4183G2064G1909G3450G3686G3004G3754G1473G1510G2532G2540G1448G4198G3361G3767G3694G846
9Don't be afraid when you hear of wars and revolutions; such things must happen first, but they do not mean that the end is near."G1161G3752G191G4171G2532G181G4422G3361G4422G1063G5023G1163G4412G1096G235G5056G3756G2112
10He went on to say, "Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another.G5119G3004G846G1484G1453G1909G1484G2532G932G1909G932
11There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and plagues everywhere; there will be strange and terrifying things coming from the sky.G5037G3173G4578G2071G2596G5117G2532G3042G2532G3061G5037G5400G2532G3173G4592G2071G575G3772
12Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried in synagogues and be put in prison; you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake.G1161G4253G537G5130G1911G846G5495G1909G5209G2532G1377G3860G1519G4864G2532G5438G71G1909G935G2532G2232G1752G3450G3686G1752
13This will be your chance to tell the Good News.G1161G576G5213G1519G3142
14Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves,G5087G3767G1519G5216G2588G3361G4304G626
15because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.G1063G1473G1325G5213G4750G2532G4678G3739G3956G5213G480G1410G3756G1410G471G3761G436
16You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death.G1161G3860G2532G5259G1118G2532G80G2532G4773G2532G5384G2532G1537G5216G2289
17Everyone will hate you because of me.G2532G2071G3404G5259G3956G1223G3450G3686
18But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.G2532G3364G2359G1537G5216G2776G622
19Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.G1722G5216G5281G2932G5216G5590

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

20"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.G1161G3752G1492G2419G2944G5259G4760G5119G1097G3754G2050G846G1448
21Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills; those who are in the city must leave, and those who are out in the country must not go into the city.G5119G5343G1722G2449G5343G1519G3735G2532G1633G1722G3319G846G1633G2532G1525G3361G1722G5561G1525G1519G846
22For those will be 'The Days of Punishment,' to make come true all that the Scriptures say.G3754G3778G1526G2250G1557G3956G3588G1125G4137
23How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people.G1161G3759G1722G1064G2192G2532G2337G1722G1565G2250G1063G2071G3173G318G1909G1093G2532G3709G1722G5129G2992
24Some will be killed by the sword, and others will be taken as prisoners to all countries; and the heathen will trample over Jerusalem until their time is up.G2532G4098G4750G3162G2532G163G1519G3956G1484G2532G2419G2071G3961G5259G1484G891G2540G1484G4137

The Coming of the Son of Man

25"There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon, and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides.G2532G2071G4592G1722G2246G2532G4582G2532G798G2532G1909G1093G4928G1484G1722G640G2281G2532G4535G2278
26People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses.G444G674G575G5401G2532G4329G1904G3625G1063G1411G3772G4531
27Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory.G2532G5119G3700G5207G444G2064G1722G3507G3326G1411G2532G4183G1391
28When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near."G1161G5130G756G1096G352G2532G1869G5216G2776G1360G5216G629G1448

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

29Then Jesus told them this parable: "Think of the fig tree and all the other trees.G2532G2036G846G3850G1492G4808G2532G3956G1186
30When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near.G3752G2235G4261G991G1097G575G1438G3754G2330G2076G2235G1451
31In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to come.G3779G2532G5210G3752G1492G5023G1096G1097G3754G932G2316G2076G1451
32"Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living have all died.G281G3004G5213G3754G3778G1074G3928G3364G3928G302G2193G3956G1096
33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.G3772G2532G1093G3928G1161G3450G3056G3928G3364G3928

The Need to Watch

34"Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch youG1161G4337G1438G3379G5216G2588G925G1722G2897G2532G3178G2532G3308G982G2532G1565G2250G2186G1909G5209G160
35like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth.G1063G5613G3803G1904G1909G3956G2521G1909G4383G3956G1093
36Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man."G69G3767G1189G1722G3956G2540G2443G2661G1628G3956G5023G3195G1096G2532G2476G1715G5207G444
37Jesus spent those days teaching in the Temple, and when evening came, he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives.G1161G2250G2258G1321G1722G2411G1161G3571G1831G835G1519G3735G2564G1636
38Early each morning all the people went to the Temple to listen to him.G2532G3956G2992G3719G4314G846G1722G2411G191G846


Good News Translation. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. More details.
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