Luk 21:8-27 | ESV | STEP | And he said , See that you are not led astray . For many will come in my name , saying , I am he! and , The time is at hand ! Do not go after them .

Luke 21:8-27

8 And he said, ^a“See that you are not led astray. For ^bmany will come in my name, saying, ^c‘I am he!’ and, ^d‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. 9 And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be ^eterrified, for these things ^fmust first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

10 Then he said to them, ^g“Nation will rise against nation, and ^hkingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great ⁱearthquakes, and in various places ^jfamines and pestilences. And there will be ^kterrors and great ^lsigns from heaven. 12 But before all this ^mthey will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to ⁿthe synagogues and ^oprisons, and you ^pwill be brought before ^qkings and ^rgovernors for my name’s sake. 13 ^sThis will be your opportunity to bear witness. 14 Settle it therefore in your minds ^tnot to meditate beforehand how to answer, 15 for ^uI will give you a mouth and ^vwisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ^wcontradict. 16 You will be delivered up ^xeven by parents and brothers ^{▼▼Or parents and brothers and sisters} and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. 17 ^zYou will be hated by all for my name’s sake. 18 But ^aanot a hair of your head will perish. 19 By your ^abendurance you will gain your lives.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem

20 “But ^acwhen you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that ^adits desolation has come near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, 22 for these are ^aedays of ^afvengeance, to fulfill ^agall that is written. 23 ^ahAlas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and ^aiwrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^ajbe led captive among all nations, and ^akJerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^aluntil the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man

25 “And ^amthere will be signs in sun and moon ^anand stars, and on the earth ^aodistress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For ^apthe powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see ^aqthe Son of Man coming in a cloud ^arwith power and great glory.