Luke 21

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Looking up, he saw rich people putting their offerings into the treasury;	1 When he looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury
2 and he noticed a poverty-stricken widow putting in two smal coins,	2 and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.
3 and he said, 'I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than any of them;	3 He said, "I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest;
4 for these have al put in money they could spare, but she in her poverty has put in al she had to liveon.'	4 for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood."
5 When some were talking about the Temple, remarking how it was adorned with fine stonework andvotive offerings, he said,	5 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, he said,
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.'	6 "All that you see here--the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down."
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?'	7 Then they asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?"
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.	8 He answered, "See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time has come.' Do not follow them!
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.'	9 When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end."
10 Then he said to them, 'Nation wil fight against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.	10 Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 There wil be great earthquakes and plagues and famines in various places; there wil be terrifyingevents and great signs from heaven.	11 There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.
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	12 "Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.
13 -and that wil be your opportunity to bear witness.	13 It will lead to your giving testimony.
14 Make up your minds not to prepare your defence,	14 Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,
15 because I myself shal give you an eloquence and a wisdom that none of your opponents wil be ableto resist or contradict.	15 for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.
16 You wil be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relations and friends; and some of you wil be putto death.	16 You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
17 You wil be hated universal y on account of my name,	17 You will be hated by all because of my name,
18 but not a hair of your head wil be lost.	18 but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.
19 Your perseverance wil win you your lives.	19 By your perseverance you will secure your lives.
20 'When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you must realise that it wil soon be laiddesolate.	20 "When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand.
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.	21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city,
22 For this is the time of retribution when al that scripture says must be fulfil ed.	22 for these days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are fulfilled.
23 Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come!	23 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a wrathful judgment upon this people.
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.	24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all the Gentiles; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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;	25 "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
26 men fainting away with terror and fear at what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven wil beshaken.	26 People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27 And then they wil see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.	27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation isnear at hand.'	28 But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand."
29 And he told them a parable, 'Look at the fig tree and indeed every tree.	29 He taught them a lesson. "Consider the fig tree and all the other trees.
30 As soon as you see them bud, you can see for yourselves that summer is now near.	30 When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near;
31 So with you when you see these things happening: know that the kingdom of God is near.	31 in the same way, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 In truth I tell you, before this generation has passed away al wil have taken place.	32 Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
33 Sky and earth wil pass away, but my words wil never pass away.	33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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,	34 "Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise
35 like a trap. For it wil come down on all those living on the face of the earth.	35 like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
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.'	36 Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man."
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.	37 During the day, Jesus was teaching in the temple area, but at night he would leave and stay at the place called the Mount of Olives.
38 And from early morning the people thronged to him in the Temple to listen to him.	38 And all the people would get up early each morning to listen to him in the temple area.