May 8, 9
Luke 21
Luk 21:1 He looked up,
and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the
treasury.
Luk 21:2 He saw a
certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.
Luk 21:3 He said,
"Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,
Luk 21:4 for all these
put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her
poverty, put in all that she had to live on."
Luk 21:5 As some were
talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful
stones and gifts, he said,
Luk 21:6 "As for
these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will
not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."
Luk 21:7 They asked
him, "Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign
that these things are about to happen?"
Luk 21:8 He said,
"Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in
my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore
don't follow them.
Luk 21:9 When you hear
of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must
happen first, but the end won't come immediately."
Luk 21:10 Then he said
to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom.
Luk 21:11 There will be
great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will
be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Luk 21:12 But before
all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute
you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before
kings and governors for my name's sake.
Luk 21:13 It will turn
out as a testimony for you.
Luk 21:14 Settle it
therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
Luk 21:15 for I will
give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be
able to withstand or to contradict.
Luk 21:16 You will be
handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They
will cause some of you to be put to death.
Luk 21:17 You will be
hated by all men for my name's sake.
Luk 21:18 And not a
hair of your head will perish.
Luk 21:19 "By your
endurance you will win your lives.
Luk 21:20 "But
when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its
desolation is at hand.
Luk 21:21 Then let
those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in
the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter
therein.
Luk 21:22 For these are
days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be
fulfilled.
Luk 21:23 Woe to those
who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For
there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.
Luk 21:24 They will
fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the
nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the
times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luk 21:25 There will be
signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of
nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
Luk 21:26 men fainting
for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the
world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Luk 21:27 Then they
will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luk 21:28 But when
these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads,
because your redemption is near."
Luk 21:29 He told them
a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees.
Luk 21:30 When they are
already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the
summer is already near.
Luk 21:31 Even so you
also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of
God is near.
Luk 21:32 Most
certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all
things are accomplished.
Luk 21:33 Heaven and
earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
Luk 21:34 "So be
careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing,
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you
suddenly.
Luk 21:35 For it will
come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the
earth.
Luk 21:36 Therefore be
watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to
escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son
of Man."
Luk 21:37 Every day
Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and
spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
Luk 21:38 All the
people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.