Luk 21 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury .

Luke 21

The Widow’s Gift

1 ^aNow He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting ^{▼▼Lit there}in ^ctwo ^{▼▼The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage}lepta coins. 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4 for they all ^{▼▼Lit put into}contributed to the ^{▼▼Lit gifts}offering from their ^{▼▼Lit abundance}surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all ^{▼▼Lit the living that she had}that she had ⁱto live on.”

5 ^jAnd while some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and ^{▼▼I.e., gifts promised by vows}vowed gifts, He said, 6 “As for these things which you are observing, the days will come when ^lthere will not be left one stone upon ^{▼▼Lit a stone}another, which will not be torn down.”

7 They asked Him questions, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracle}sign 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, ‘ ^oI am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ ^pDo not go after them. 9 And when you hear of wars and revolts, do not be alarmed; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

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 ^{▼▼Lit great}massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracles}signs from heaven.

12 “But before all these things, ^sthey will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, ^{▼▼Lit being brought}bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name. 13 ^uIt will lead to ^{▼▼Lit a testimony for you}an opportunity for your testimony. 14 ^wSo ^{▼▼Lit put in your hearts}make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; 15 for ^yI will provide you ^{▼▼Lit a mouth}eloquence and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to oppose or refute. 16 But you will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death, 17 and you will be hated by all people because of My name. 18 And yet ^aanot a hair of your head will perish. 19 ^abBy your endurance you will gain your ^{▼▼Lit souls}lives.

20 “But when you see Jerusalem ^adsurrounded by armies, then ^{▼▼Lit know}recognize that her desolation is near. 21 Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside ^{▼▼Lit her}the city must leave, and ^agthose who are in the country must not enter ^{▼▼Lit her}the city; 22 because these are ^aidays of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled. 23 Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^ajthere will be great distress upon the ^{▼▼Or earth}land, and wrath to this people; 24 and they will fall by ^althe edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ^amJerusalem will be ^antrampled underfoot by the Gentiles until ^aothe times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

25 “There will be ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracles}signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the ^{▼▼Lit inhabited earth}world; for the powers of ^{▼▼Or heaven}the heavens will be shaken. 27 And ^asthen they will see ^atthe 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 ^auyour redemption is drawing near.”

29 And He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees: 30 as soon as they put forth leaves, you see for yourselves and ^avknow that summer is now near. 31 So you too, when you see these things happening, ^{▼▼Lit know}recognize that ^axthe kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place. 33 ^ayHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

34 “But ^azbe on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that ^{▼▼Lit that day}this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; 35 for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. 36 But ^bbstay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to ^bcstand before the Son of Man.”

37 Now ^{▼▼Lit days}during the day He was ^beteaching in the temple, but ^{▼▼Lit nights
,} ^bgat evening He would go out and spend the night on ^bhthe ^{▼▼Or hill}mountain that is called ^{▼▼Or Olive Grove}Olivet. 38 And all the people would get up ^bkvery early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.