Luke 21

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.	1 Looking up, he saw rich people putting their offerings into the treasury;
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.	2 and he noticed a poverty-stricken widow putting in two smal coins,
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:	3 and he said, 'I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than any of them;
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.	4 for these have al put in money they could spare, but she in her poverty has put in al she had to liveon.'
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,	5 When some were talking about the Temple, remarking how it was adorned with fine stonework andvotive offerings, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.	6 'Al these things you are staring at now -- the time will come when not a single stone will be left onanother; everything will be destroyed.'
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?	7 And they put to him this question, 'Master,' they said, 'when wil this happen, then, and what sign wilthere be that it is about to take place?'
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.	8 But he said, 'Take care not to be deceived, because many wil come using my name and saying, "I amthe one" and "The time is near at hand." Refuse to join 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 by and by.	9 And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be terrified, for this is something that must happenfirst, but the end wil not come at once.'
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:	10 Then he said to them, 'Nation wil fight 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.	11 There wil be great earthquakes and plagues and famines in various places; there wil be terrifyingevents and great signs 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, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.	12 'But before all this happens, you will be seized and persecuted; you will be handed over to thesynagogues and to imprisonment, and brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.	13 -and that wil be your opportunity to bear witness.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:	14 Make up your minds not to prepare your defence,
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.	15 because I myself shal give you an eloquence and a wisdom that none of your opponents wil be ableto resist or contradict.
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.	16 You wil be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relations and friends; and some of you wil be putto death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.	17 You wil be hated universal y on account of my name,
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.	18 but not a hair of your head wil be lost.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.	19 Your perseverance wil win you your lives.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.	20 'When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you must realise that it wil soon be laiddesolate.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.	21 Then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains, those inside the city must leave it, and those incountry districts must not take refuge in it.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.	22 For this is the time of retribution when al that scripture says must be fulfil ed.
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.	23 Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come!
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 of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.	24 'For great misery wil descend on the land and retribution on this people. They will fal by the edge ofthe sword and be led captive to every gentile country; and Jerusalem wil be trampled down by the gentiles untiltheir time is complete.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;	25 'There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by theturmoil of the ocean and its waves;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.	26 men fainting away with terror and fear at what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven wil beshaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.	27 And then they wil 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.	28 When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation isnear at hand.'
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;	29 And he told them a parable, 'Look at the fig tree and indeed every tree.
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.	30 As soon as you see them bud, you can see for yourselves that summer is now near.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.	31 So with you when you see these things happening: know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.	32 In truth I tell you, before this generation has passed away al wil have taken place.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.	33 Sky and earth wil pass away, but my words wil never 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.	34 'Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by debauchery and drunkenness and the caresof life, and that day wil come upon you unexpectedly,
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.	35 like a trap. For it wil come down on all those living on the face of the 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.	36 Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to holdyour ground before the Son of man.'
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.	37 All day long he would be in the Temple teaching, but would spend the night in the open on the hilcal ed the Mount of Olives.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.	38 And from early morning the people thronged to him in the Temple to listen to him.