Luke 21:4-30

⁴All of these gave gifts out of their abundance. But this widow, out of her poverty, put in all she had to live on.”

⁵As some spoke of the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and offerings, he said,

⁶“As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another which will not be torn down.”

⁷So they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when will these things happen? What will be the sign when these things are about to happen?”

⁸Jesus answered, “Be careful that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

⁹When you hear of wars and riots, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not happen immediately.”

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

¹¹There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues. There will be terrifying events and great signs from heaven.

¹²But before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors because of my name.

¹³It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

¹⁴Therefore resolve in your hearts not to prepare your defense ahead of time,

¹⁵for I will give you words and wisdom that all your adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict.

¹⁶But you will be delivered up also by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death.

¹⁷You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

¹⁸But not a hair of your head will perish.

¹⁹In your endurance you will gain your souls.

²⁰When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its destruction is near.

²¹Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are out in the country must not enter the city.

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

²³Woe to them who are pregnant and to them who are nursing in those days! For there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.

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

²⁵There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth. The nations will be in distress, anxious because of the roar of the sea and waves.

²⁶There will be men fainting from fear and from expectation of the things which are coming upon the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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

²⁸But when these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is coming near.”

²⁹Jesus told them a parable, “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

³⁰When they sprout buds, you see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.