Luke 21:4-30

⁴For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

⁵And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and gifts, he said,

⁶As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.

⁷And they asked him, saying, Master, but when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

⁸And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ ; and the time draweth near: therefore go ye not after them.

⁹But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not immediately.

¹⁰Then said he to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

¹¹And great earthquakes will be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences: and fearful sights, and great signs will there be from heaven.

¹²But before all these they will 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.

¹³And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer.

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹⁶And ye will be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will they cause to be put to death.

¹⁷And ye will be hated by all men for my name's sake.

¹⁸But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

¹⁹In your patience possess ye your souls.

²⁰And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that its desolation is nigh.

²¹Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it depart from it ; and let not them that are in the countries enter into it.

²²For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

²³But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

²⁴And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.

²⁵And 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;

²⁶Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for apprehension of those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

²⁷And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

²⁸And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draweth nigh.

²⁹And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees;

³⁰When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your ownselves that summer is now nigh at hand.