aAnd He looked up and saw
the rich
putting
their gifts
into the treasury
.
And He saw a poor
widow
putting
1in atwo
2small
copper
coins
.
And He said, "Truly
I say
to you, this
poor
widow
put
in more
than all
of them;
for they all out of their 1surplus
put
into the 2offering
; but she out of her poverty
put
in all
3that she had
ato live
on."
aAnd while some were talking
about
the temple
, that it was adorned
with beautiful
stones
and votive
gifts
, He said
,
"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
."
They questioned Him, saying
, "Teacher
, when
therefore
will these
things
happen
? And what
will be the 1sign
when
these
things
are about
to take
place
?"
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.
"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
."
Then He continued by saying
to them, "Nation
will rise
against
nation
and kingdom
against
kingdom
,
and there will be great earthquakes
, and in various
places
plagues
and famines
; and there will be terrors
and great
1signs
from heaven
.
"But before all
these
things
, athey will lay
their hands
on you and will persecute
you, delivering
you to the synagogues
and prisons
, 1bringing
you before
kings
and governors
for My name's
sake
.
" aIt will lead to 1an opportunity for your testimony
.
" aSo make
up your minds
not to prepare
beforehand
to defend
yourselves;
for aI will give you 1utterance
and wisdom
which
none
of your opponents
will be able
to resist
or
refute
.
"But you will be betrayed even
by parents
and brothers
and relatives
and friends
, and they will put
some of you to death
,
and you will be hated by all
because
of My name
.
"Yet anot a hair
of your head
will perish
.
" aBy your endurance you will gain
your 1lives
.
"But when you see
Jerusalem
asurrounded
by armies
, then
1recognize
that her desolation
is near
.
"Then those
who
are in Judea
must flee
to the mountains
, and those
who
are in the midst
of 1the city
must leave
, and athose
who
are in the country
must not enter
1the city
;
because these
are adays
of vengeance
, so that all
things
which are written
will be fulfilled
.
"Woe to those
who are pregnant
and to those
who are nursing
babies
in those
days
; for athere will be great
distress
upon the 1land
and wrath
to this
people
;
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
.
"There will be 1signs in sun
and moon
and stars
, and on the earth
dismay
among nations
, in perplexity
at the roaring
of the sea
and the waves
,
men fainting
from fear
and the expectation
of the things which are coming
upon the 1world
; for the powers
of 2the heavens
will be shaken
.
" aThen they will see
bTHE SON
OF MAN
COMING
IN A CLOUD
with power
and great
glory
.
"But when these things
begin
to take
place
, straighten
up and lift
up your heads
, because
ayour redemption
is drawing
near
."
Then He told
them a parable
: "Behold
the fig
tree
and all
the trees
;
as soon as they put
forth
leaves, you see
it and aknow
for yourselves
that summer
is now
near
.
"So you also
, when
you see
these
things
happening
, 1recognize
that athe kingdom
of God
is near
.
"Truly I say
to you, this
1generation
will not pass
away
until
all
things
take
place
.
" aHeaven and earth
will pass
away
, but My words
will not pass
away
.
" aBe 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
;
for it will come upon all
those
who dwell
on the face
of all
the earth
.
"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
."
Now 1during the day
He was ateaching
in the temple
, but 2 bat evening
He would go
out and spend
the night
on 3 cthe mount
that is called
4Olivet
.
And all the people
would get
up aearly
in the morning
to come to Him in the temple
to listen
to Him.