NASB — Luke 21 — KJV

The Widow’s Gift

1 aAnd He looked° up and saw° the rich° putting° their gifts° into the treasury°. 2 And He saw° a poor° widow° putting° Iin atwo° IIsmall° copper° coins°. 3 And He said°, “Truly° I say° to you, this° poor° widow° put° in more° than all° [of them]; 4 for they all° out of their Isurplus° put° into the IIoffering°; but she out of her poverty° put° in all° IIIthat she had° ato live° on.”

[1] aLk 21:1-4: Mk 12:41-44
[2] ILit there IIGr lepta aMk 12:42
[4] IOr abundance IILit gifts IIILit the living that she had aMk 12:44

5aAnd while some° were talking° about° the temple°, that it was adorned° with beautiful° stones° and votive° gifts°, He said°, 6 “[As for] these° things° which° you are looking° at, the days° will come° in which° athere will not be left° one stone° upon another° which° will not be torn° down°.”

[5] aLk 21:5-36: Mt 24; Mk 13
[6] aLk 19:44

7 ¶ They questioned° Him, saying°, “Teacher°, when° therefore° will these° things° happen°? And what° [will be] the Isign° when° these° things° are about° to take° place°?” 8 And He said°, “See° to it that you are not misled°; for many° will come° in My name°, saying°, ‘aI am° [He],’ and, ‘The time° is near°.’ bDo not go° after° them. 9 When° you hear° of wars° and disturbances°, do not be terrified°; for these° things° must° take° place° first°, but the end° [does] not [follow] immediately°.”

[7] IOr attesting miracle
[8] aJn 8:24 bLk 17:23

Things to Come

10 ¶ Then° He continued by saying° to them, “Nation° will rise° against° nation° and kingdom° against° kingdom°, 11 and there will be great° earthquakes°, and in various° places° plagues° and famines°; and there will be terrors° and great° Isigns° from heaven°.

[11] IOr attesting miracles

12“But before° all° these° things°, athey will lay° their hands° on you and will persecute° you, delivering° you to the synagogues° and prisons°, Ibringing° you before° kings° and governors° for My name’s° sake°. 13 aIt will lead° to Ian opportunity for your testimony°. 14 aSo° make° up your minds° not to prepare° beforehand° to defend° yourselves; 15 for aI will give° you Iutterance° and wisdom° which° none°° of your opponents° will be able° to resist° or° refute°. 16 But you will be betrayed° even° by parents° and brothers° and relatives° and friends°, and they will put° [some] of you to death°, 17 and you will be hated° by all° because° of My name°. 18 Yet° anot a hair° of your head° will perish°. 19 aBy your endurance° you will gain° your Ilives°.

[12] ILit being brought aLk 21:12-17: Mt 10:19-22; Mk 13:11-13
[13] ILit a testimony for you aPhp 1:12
[14] aLk 12:11
[15] ILit a mouth aLk 12:12
[18] aMt 10:30; Lk 12:7
[19] ILit souls aMt 10:22; 24:13; Ro 2:7; 5:3f; He 10:36; Jm 1:3; 2P 1:6

20“But when° you see° Jerusalem° asurrounded° by armies°, then° Irecognize° that her desolation° is near°. 21 Then° those° who° are in Judea° must flee° to the mountains°, and those° who° are in the midst° of Ithe city° must leave°, and athose° who° are in the country° must not enter° Ithe city°; 22 because° these° are adays° of vengeance°, so that all° things° which are written° will be fulfilled°. 23 Woe° to those° who are pregnant° and to those° who are nursing° babies° in those° days°; for athere will be great° distress° upon the Iland° and wrath° to this° people°; 24 and they will fall° by athe edge° of the sword°, and will be led° captive° into all° the nations°; and bJerusalem° will be ctrampled° under° foot by the Gentiles° until° dthe times° of the Gentiles° are fulfilled°.

[20] ILit know aLk 19:43
[21] ILit her aLk 17:31
[22] aIs 63:4; Dn 9:24-27; Ho 9:7
[23] IOr earth aDn 8:19; 1Co 7:26
[24] aGn 34:26; Ex 17:13; He 11:34 bIs 63:18; Dn 8:13 cRv 11:2 dRo 11:25

The Return of Christ

25“There will be Isigns° in sun° and moon° and stars°, and on the earth° dismay° among nations°, in perplexity° at the roaring° of the sea° and the waves°, 26 men° fainting° from fear° and the expectation° of the things which are coming° upon the Iworld°; for the powers° of IIthe heavens° will be shaken°. 27 aThen° they will see° bTHE SON° OF MAN° COMING° IN A CLOUD° with power° and great° glory°. 28 But when these° things° begin° to take° place°, straighten° up and lift° up your heads°, because° ayour redemption° is drawing° near°.”

[25] IOr attesting miracles
[26] ILit inhabited earth IIOr heaven
[27] aMt 16:27; 24:30; 26:64; Mk 13:26 bDn 7:13; Rv 1:7
[28] aLk 18:7

29 ¶ Then° He told° them a parable°: “Behold° the fig° tree° and all° the trees°; 30 as soon°° as they put° forth° [leaves], you see° it and aknow° for yourselves° that summer° is now° near°. 31 So° you also°, when° you see° these° things° happening°, Irecognize° that athe kingdom° of God° is near°. 32 Truly° I say° to you, this° Igeneration° will not pass° away° until° all° things° take° place°. 33 aHeaven° and earth° will pass° away°, but My words° will not pass° away°.

[30] aLk 12:57
[31] ILit know aMt 3:2
[32] IOr race
[33] aMt 5:18; Lk 16:17

34aBe on guard°, so° that your hearts° will not be weighted° down° with dissipation° and drunkenness° and the worries° of life°, and that day° will not come° on you suddenly° like° a trap°; 35 for it will come° upon all° those° who dwell° on the face° of all° the earth°. 36 But akeep° on the alert° at all° times°, praying° that you may have° strength° to escape° all° these° things° that are about° to take° place°, and to bstand° before° the Son° of Man°.”

[34] aMt 24:42-44; Mk 4:19; Lk 12:40, 45; 1Th 5:2ff
[36] aMk 13:33; Lk 12:40 bLk 1:19; Rv 7:9; 8:2; 11:4

37 ¶ Now° Iduring the day° He was ateaching° in the temple°, but IIbat evening° He would go° out and spend° the night° on IIIcthe mount° that is called° IVOlivet°. 38 And all° the people° would get° up aearly° in the morning° [to come] to Him in the temple° to listen° to Him.

[37] ILit days IILit nights IIIOr the hill IVOr Olive Grove aMt 26:55; Lk 19:47 bMk 11:19 cMt 21:1
[38] aJn 8:2


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Christ commendeth the poor widow.

1 ¶ Andº he looked up,ºª and sawºª the² rich menº castingºª their¹² giftsº intoº the² treasury.º 2 Andº he sawºª alsoº a certainº poorº widowº casting¹ª in² thitherº twoº mites.º 3 Andº he said,ºª Of a truthº I sayºª unto you,º thatº thisº poorº widowº hath cast¹ª in² more² than¹ they all:º 4 Forº allº theseº have ofº theirº abundanceºª cast¹ª in² untoº the² offeringsº of God:º butº sheºª¹ ofº her¹² penuryº hath cast¹ª in² allº the² livingº thatº she had.ºª

[1] Jsh 6:19, 24; 1K 14:26; 2K 24:13; 2Ch 36:18; Ne 13:13; Mt 27:6; Mk 7:11; 12:41; Jn 8:20.
[2] Mk 12:42.
[3] Ex 35:21; Mk 12:43; 14:8; Lk 4:25; 9:27; 12:44; Ac 4:27; 10:34; 2Co 8:2, 12; 9:6.
[4] Lk 8:43; 15:12; Ac 2:44; 4:34.

He foretelleth the destruction of the Temple, and of the city Jerusalem:

5 ¶ Andº as someº spakeºª ofº the² temple,º howº it was adornedºª with goodlyº stonesº andº gifts,º he said,ºª 6 [As for] these thingsº whichº ye behold,ºª the daysº will come,ºª inº the whichº there shall¹ª notº be leftºª one stone¹ upon¹ another,º² thatº shall¹ª notº be thrown down.ºª 7 Andº they askedºª him,º saying,ºª Master,º but¹ whenº shall¹ª² these thingsº be?ºª andº whatº signº [will there be] whenº these thingsº shallºª come to pass?ºª 8 Andº he² said,ºª Take heedºª that ye be¹ª notº deceived:ºª forº manyº shall comeºª inº myº name,º saying,ºª¹ Iº amºª [Christ]; andº the² timeº draweth near:ºª go² ye¹ª notº thereforeº afterº them.º 9 Butº whenº ye shall hearºª of warsº andº commotions,º be¹ª notº terrified:ºª forº these thingsº mustºª firstº come to pass;ºª butº the² endº [is] notº by and by.º 10 Thenº said² he¹ª unto them,º Nationº shall riseºª againstº nation,º andº kingdomº againstº kingdom:º 11 Andº greatº earthquakesº shall beºª in¹ divers places,º² andº famines,º andº pestilences;º andº fearful sightsº andº greatº signsº shall there beºª fromº heaven.º 12 Butº beforeº allº these,º they shall layºª their¹² handsº onº you,º andº persecuteºª [you], delivering¹ª [you] up¹² to² the synagogues,º andº into prisons,º being broughtºª beforeº kingsº andº rulersº for¹ª my¹ name's¹ sake.º²² 13 Andº it shall turnºª to youº forº a testimony.º 14 Settleºª [it] thereforeº inº yourº hearts,º notº to meditate beforeºª what ye shall answer:ºª 15 Forº Iº will giveºª youº a mouthº andº wisdom,º whichº allº yourº adversariesºª shall¹ª notº be ableºª to gainsayºª norº resist.ºª 16 Andº ye shall be betrayedºª bothº byº parents,º andº brethren,º andº kinsfolks,º andº friends;º andº [some] ofº youº shall they cause to be put to death.ºª 17 Andº ye shall beºª hatedºª ofº allº [men] for¹ my¹ name's sake.º²² 18 Butº there shall notº an hair¹² ofº yourº headº perish.ºª 19 Inº yourº patienceº possess² ye¹ª yourº souls.º 20 Andº whenº ye shall seeºª Jerusalemº compassedºª withº armies,º thenº knowºª thatº the² desolationº thereofº is nigh.ºª 21 Thenº let them¹ª² which are inº Judaeaº fleeºª toº the² mountains;º andº let them¹ª² which are inº the midstº of it¹² depart out;ºª andº let¹ª notº them² that are inº the² countriesº enterºª thereinto.ºº 22 Forº theseº beºª the daysº of vengeance,º that all thingsº which¹ are writtenºª may be fulfilled.ºª 23 Butº woeº unto¹ them that are with child,ººª² andº to them that give suck,ºª inº thoseº days!º forº there shall beºª greatº distressº inº the² land,º andº wrathº uponº thisº people.º 24 Andº they shall fallºª by the edgeº of the sword,º andº shall be led away captiveºª intoº allº nations:º andº Jerusalemº shall beºª trodden downºª ofº the Gentiles,º untilº the timesº of the Gentilesº be fulfilled.ºª

[5] Mt 24:1; Mk 13:1; Jn 2:20.
[6] 1K 9:7; 2Ch 7:20; Is 64:10; Jr 7:11; 26:6, 9, 18; Lm 2:6; 4:1; 5:18; Ezk 7:20; Dn 9:26; Mi 3:12; Zc 11:1; 14:2; Mt 24:2; Mk 13:2; Lk 19:44; Ac 6:13.
[7] Dn 12:6, 8; Mt 24:3, 15; Mk 13:3, 14; Lk 21:20, 27, 32; Jn 21:21; Ac 1:6.
[8] Jr 29:8; Mt 3:2; 4:17; 24:4, 11, 23; Mk 13:5, 21; Jn 5:43; Ac 5:36; 8:9; 2Co 11:13; Ep 5:6; 2Th 2:3, 9; 2Ti 3:13; 1Jn 4:1; 2Jn 1:7; Rv 1:3; 12:9.
[9] Ps 27:1; 46:1; 112:7; Pv 3:25; Is 8:12; 51:12; Jr 4:19; Mt 24:6; Mk 13:7; Lk 21:8, 18, 28.
[10] 2Ch 15:5; Hg 2:21; Zc 14:2, 13; Mk 13:8; Ac 2:19; 11:28; He 12:27; Rv 6:2.
[11] Mt 24:29; Lk 21:25.
[12] Mt 10:16; 22:6; 23:34; 24:9; Mk 13:9; Lk 11:49; Jn 15:20; 16:2; Ac 4:3; 5:17, 40; 6:12; 7:57; 8:3; 9:4; 12:1; 16:22; 21:30; 22:30; 24:1; 25:1, 11, 22; 26:2; 1Th 2:15; 1P 2:13; 4:12; Rv 2:10.
[13] Php 1:28; 1Th 3:3; 2Th 1:5.
[14] Mt 10:19; Mk 13:11; Lk 12:11.
[15] Ex 4:11; Pv 2:6; Jr 1:9; Lk 24:45; Ac 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:10; 24:25; 26:28; Ep 6:19; Col 4:3; 2Ti 4:16; Jm 1:5.
[16] Jr 9:4; 12:6; Mi 7:5; Mt 10:21; Mk 13:12; Ac 7:59; 12:2; 26:10; Rv 2:13; 6:9; 12:11.
[17] Mt 5:11; 10:22; 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 6:22; Jn 7:7; 15:19, 21; 17:14; Ac 9:16; 2Co 4:5, 11; 12:10; Php 1:29; 1P 4:14; Rv 2:3.
[18] 1S 14:45; 25:29; 2S 14:11; Mt 10:30; Lk 12:7; Ac 27:34.
[19] Ps 27:13; 37:7; 40:1; Lk 8:15; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:25; 15:4; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 3:5; He 6:11, 15; 10:36; Jm 1:3; 5:7; Rv 1:9; 2:2; 3:10; 13:10; 14:12.
[20] Dn 9:27; Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 19:43; 21:7.
[21] Gn 19:17, 26; Ex 9:20; Nu 16:26; Pv 22:3; Jr 6:1; 35:11; 37:12; Mt 24:16; Mk 13:15; Lk 17:31; Rv 18:4.
[22] Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15; 29:19; 32:34, 43; Ps 69:22; 149:7; Is 34:8; 61:2; 65:12; Jr 51:6; Dn 9:26; Zc 11:1; 14:1; Mal 4:1; Mk 13:19; Ro 2:5; 2P 2:9; 3:7.
[23] Dt 28:56; Lm 4:10; Mt 21:41, 44; 24:19; Mk 13:17; Lk 19:27, 43; 23:29; 1Th 2:16; He 9:12; 10:26; 13:16; Jm 5:1; 1P 4:17.
[24] Dt 28:64; Is 5:5; 63:18; 66:12, 19; Lm 1:15; Dn 9:27; 12:7; Mal 1:11; Ro 11:25; Rv 11:2.

the signs also which shall be before the last day.

25Andº there shall beºª signsº inº the sun,º andº in the moon,º andº in the stars;º andº uponº the² earthº distressº of nations,º withº perplexity;º the seaº andº the wavesº roaring;ºª 26 Men'sº hearts failing themºª forº fear,º andº for looking afterº those things which are coming onºª the² earth:º forº the² powersº of heavenº shall be shaken.ºª 27 Andº thenº shall they seeºª the² Sonº of manº comingºª inº a cloudº withº powerº andº greatº glory.º 28 Andº when these thingsº beginºª to come to pass,ºª then look up,ºª andº lift upºª yourº heads;¹² forº yourº redemptionº draweth nigh.ºª 29 Andº he spakeºª to themº a parable;º Beholdºª the² fig tree,º andº allº the² trees;º 30 Whenº they nowº shoot forth,ºª ye seeºª and knowºª ofº your own selvesº thatº summerº isºª nowº nigh at hand.º 31 So¹² likewise¹² ye,º whenº ye seeºª these thingsº come to pass,ºª know² ye¹ª thatº the² kingdomº of Godº isºª nigh at hand.º 32 Verilyº I sayºª unto you,ºº Thisº generationº shall¹ª notº pass away,ºª¹ tillº² allº be fulfilled.ºª 33 Heavenº andº earthº shall pass away:ºª butº myº wordsº shall¹ª notº pass away.ºª

[25] Ps 46:3; 93:3; Is 5:30; 13:10, 13; 22:4; 24:23; 51:15; Jr 4:23; Ezk 32:7; Dn 12:1; Jol 2:30; Am 8:9; Mi 7:4; Mt 24:29; 27:45; Mk 13:24, 26; 15:33; Ac 2:19; 2P 3:10; Rv 6:12; 20:11.
[26] Lv 26:36; Dt 28:32, 65; Mt 24:29; Mk 13:25; He 10:26; 2P 3:10.
[27] Dn 7:13; Mt 16:27; 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; Mk 13:26; Ac 1:9; Rv 1:7; 14:14.
[28] Ps 98:5; Is 12:1; 25:8; 60:1; Ro 8:19, 23; Ep 1:14; 4:30.
[29] Mt 24:32; Mk 13:28.
[31] Mt 16:1; Lk 12:51; He 10:37; Jm 5:9; 1P 4:7.
[32] Mt 16:28; 23:36; 24:34; Mk 13:30; Lk 11:50.
[33] Ps 102:26; Is 40:8; 51:6; Mt 5:18; 24:35; Mk 13:31; 1P 1:25; 2P 3:7; Rv 20:11.

He exhorteth them to be watchful.

34Andº take heedºª to yourselves,º lest at any timeº yourº heartsº be overchargedºª withº surfeiting,º andº drunkenness,º andº caresº of this life,º andº [so] thatº dayº comeºª uponº youº unawares.º 35 Forº asº a snareº shall it comeºª onº allº them that dwellºª onº the faceº of the² wholeº earth.º 36 Watch² ye¹ª therefore,º and prayºª always,ººº thatº ye may be accounted worthyºª to escapeºª allº these thingsº that shallºª come to pass,ºª andº to standºª beforeº the² Sonº of man.º 37 Andº in the² day timeº he wasºª teachingºª inº the² temple;º andº at nightº he went out,ºª and abodeºª inº the² mountº that is calledºª [the mount] of Olives.º 38 Andº allº the² peopleº came early in the morningºª toº himº inº the² temple,º for to hearºª him.º

[34] Lv 10:9; Dt 29:19; 1S 25:36; Ps 35:8; Pv 21:4; Is 28:1, 7; 56:10; Ho 4:11; Mt 13:22; 24:39; Mk 4:19; 13:9, 35; Lk 8:14; 10:41; 12:45, 46; 17:3; 21:8; Ro 13:11; 1Co 5:11; 6:10; Ga 5:20; Php 4:6; 1Th 5:2, 6; He 12:15; 1P 4:3; 2P 3:10, 14; Rv 3:3.
[35] Gn 7:4; Ps 11:6; Ec 9:12; Is 24:17; Jr 48:43; Lk 17:37; Ac 17:26; Rv 16:15.
[36] Jb 27:10; Ps 1:5; Mal 3:2; Mt 24:42; 25:13; 26:41; Mk 13:33, 37; Lk 12:37; 18:1; 20:35; Ac 10:2; 1Co 16:13; Ep 6:13, 18; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; 2Th 1:5; 2Ti 4:5; 1P 4:7; 5:8; 1Jn 2:28; Jde 1:24.
[37] Zc 14:4; Mt 21:17; 26:30; Mk 11:12; Lk 19:37; 22:39; Jn 12:1; Ac 1:12.
[38] Jn 8:1.


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