CHAPTER 21
For
they all
contributed
out of
their
surplus,
but
she
out of
her
poverty
has put in
all
she had
to live on.”
As
some of the disciples
were remarking
how
the
temple
was adorned
with beautiful
stones
and
consecrated gifts,
Jesus said,
“As for what
you see here,
the time
will come
when
not one
stone
will be left
on
another;
every one
will be toppled.”
“Teacher,”
they asked,
“when will
these things
happen?
And
what will be
the
sign
that
they
are about
to take place?”
Jesus answered,
“See to it
that you are not deceived.
For
many
will come
in
My
name,
claiming,
‘I
am He,’
and,
‘The
time
is near.’
Do not
follow
them.
When
you hear of
wars
and
rebellions,
do not
be alarmed.
These things
must
happen
first,
but
the
end
is not
imminent.”
There will be
great
earthquakes,
famines,
and
pestilences
in various
places,
along with
fearful sights
and
great
signs
from
heaven.
But
before
all
this,
they will seize
you
and
persecute you.
On account of
My
name,
they will deliver you
to
the
synagogues
and
prisons,
and they will bring you
before
kings
and
governors.
For
I
will give
you
speech
and
wisdom
that
none of
your adversaries
will be able to
resist
or
contradict.
You will be betrayed
even
by
parents
and
brothers
and
relatives
and
friends,
and
some of
you
will be put to death.
Then
let those
in
Judea
flee
to
the
mountains,
let
those
in
the city
get out,
and let
those
in
the
country
stay out of
the city.
How miserable
those
days will be
for pregnant
and
nursing mothers.
For
there will be
great
distress
upon
the
land
and
wrath
against
this
people.
They will fall
by the edge
of the sword
and
be led captive
into
all
the
nations.
And
Jerusalem
will be
trodden down
by
the Gentiles,
until
the times
of the Gentiles
are fulfilled.
There will be
signs
in
the sun
and
moon
and
stars,
and
on
the
earth
dismay
among the nations,
bewildered
by
the roaring
of the sea
and
the surging of the waves.
Men
will faint
from
fear
and
anxiety
over what
is coming
upon the
earth,
for
the
powers
of the
heavens
will be shaken.
When
these things
begin
to happen,
stand up
and
lift up
your
heads,
because
your
redemption
is drawing near.”
But
watch
yourselves,
or
your
hearts
will be weighed down
by
dissipation,
drunkenness,
and
the worries
of life—
and
that
day
will spring
upon
you
suddenly
like
a snare.
So
keep watch
at
all
times,
and pray
that
you may have the strength
to escape
all
that
is about
to happen
and
to stand
before
the
Son
of Man.”
Every
day
Jesus
taught
at
the
temple,
but
every
evening
He went out
to spend the night
on
the
Mount
of
Olives.