Luke

¹Looking up, Jesus saw the rich who were putting their gifts into the treasury. ²Then he saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.^{908 3}He said, “Amen, I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all of them! ⁴For all these [people] put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”

Destruction of the temple foretold—The signs of the end

⁵As some were talking about the temple and how it was adorned with beautiful stonework and votive offerings, Jesus⁹⁰⁹ said, ⁶”As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left here [standing] on another that will not be thrown down!”

⁷Then they asked him, “Teacher, so when will these things take place? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?”

⁸Jesus replied, “Watch out that you do not get led astray, for many will come in my Name, saying: ‘I am he⁹¹⁰,’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not follow them! ⁹When you hear of wars and insurrections,⁹¹¹ do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.” ¹⁰Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be fearful events⁹¹² and great signs from heaven.

Coming persecutions

¹²But before all these things [happen], you will be placed under arrest and be persecuted; you will be handed over to synagogues and prisons, and brought before kings and governors for my Name’s sake. ¹³But it will turn out for you as an occasion to bear witness. ¹⁴Therefore, settle it in your hearts not to ponder in advance how to answer, ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or withstand. ¹⁶You will be handed over even by parents, relatives, friends, and brothers. Some of you will be put to death.^{913 17}You will be hated by all for my Name’s sake, ¹⁸yet not a hair of your head will perish. ¹⁹By your endurance ⁹¹⁴acquire your souls.

The fall of Jerusalem foretold—The time of the Gentiles

²⁰But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. ²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains! Let those who are in the midst of her depart! Let those who are in the countryside not enter in [the city]. ²²For these are days of vengeance,⁹¹⁵ so that all things which are written may be fulfilled. ²³But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be taken away as captives into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The coming of the Son of Man

²⁵There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, the anxiety of nations, perplexed [over] the roaring of the sea and the waves. ²⁶People will faint from fear, apprehensive of what is 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, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption⁹¹⁶ is near.”

Learning from the fig tree—A call to be watchful

²⁹Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. ³⁰When they are already budding, you see it and know on your own that the summer is already near. ³¹Likewise, when you see these things happening, understand that the Kingdom of God is near. ³²Amen, I tell you: this generation will not pass away until all [these] things are accomplished. ³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

³⁴And so, be on guard, for fear that your hearts may be weighed down with entertaining distractions, overdrinking, and the worries of this life, and that day will come upon you unexpectedly. ³⁵For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶Therefore, be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

³⁷Every day, Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every evening, he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet. ³⁸Then early in the morning, all the people came to him in the temple in order to listen to him.

The plot against Jesus

908. Literally, “two lepta.” 2 lepta was about 1% of a day’s wages for an agricultural laborer
909. Greek “he”
910. Or “I AM”
911. Or “disturbances/disorder/revolutions”
912. Or “terrors/awesome sights”
913. Acts 12:1-2
914. CT adds “you will” before “acquire”. The Greek word rendered “souls” is psychas, which may also be translated “lives”
915. Or “retribution”
916. Or “deliverance/liberation”