Luke 21:11-35

¹¹And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful events and great signs from heaven.

¹²But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and they will persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers on account of My name.

¹³But it shall turn out for you for a testimony.

¹⁴Put it then in your hearts not to practice beforehand giving your defense;

¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict, nor to withstand.

¹⁶You will be betrayed even by parents and relatives, friends and brothers; and they will put some of you to death.

¹⁷And you will be hated by all people for My name's sake.

¹⁸But not a hair of your head shall by any means perish.

¹⁹By your patient endurance you shall possess your souls.

²⁰“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has drawn near.

²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the fields enter into her.

²²For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that has been written.

²³But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing a baby in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath among this people.

²⁴And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

²⁵“And there shall be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, as the sea and the waves roar,

²⁶men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming upon the earth, for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

²⁷Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁸Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

²⁹Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

³⁰When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.

³¹So you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near.

³²Assuredly I say to you, this generation shall by no means pass away till all things are fulfilled.

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.

³⁴“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, and that Day come upon you unexpectedly.

³⁵For it will come as a snare on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.