Luke 21-22 (New American Standard Bible)

Luke 21

The Widow's Gift

 ^1(A)And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

 ²And He saw a poor widow putting in ^(B)two small copper coins.

 ³And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

 ⁴for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had ^(C)to live on."

 ^5(D)And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

 ⁶"As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which ^(E)there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down."

 ⁷They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?"

 ⁸And He said, "See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, '^(F)I am He,' and, 'The time is near ' ^(G)Do not go after them.

 ⁹"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."

Things to Come

 ¹⁰Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,

 ¹¹and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

 ¹²"But before all these things, ^(H)they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.

 ¹³"^(I)It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

 ¹⁴"^(J)So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

 ¹⁵for ^(K)I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

 ¹⁶"But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

 ¹⁷and you will be hated by all because of My name.

 ¹⁸"Yet ^(L)not a hair of your head will perish.

 ¹⁹"^(M)By your endurance you will gain your lives.

 ²⁰"But when you see Jerusalem ^(N)surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.

 ²¹"Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and ^(O)those who are in the country must not enter the city;

 ²²because these are ^(P)days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.

 ²³"Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(Q)there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

 ²⁴and they will fall by ^(R)the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ^(S)Jerusalem will be ^(T)trampled under foot by the Gentiles until ^(U)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

 ²⁵"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

 ²⁶men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

 ²⁷"^(V)Then they will see ^(W)THE 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 ^(X)your redemption is drawing near."

 ²⁹Then He told them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

 ³⁰as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and ^(Y)know for yourselves that summer is now near.

 ³¹"So you also, when you see these things happening, recognize that ^(Z)the kingdom of God is near.

 ³²"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.

 ³³"^(AA)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

 ³⁴"^(AB)Be 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;

 ³⁵for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

 ³⁶"But ^(AC)keep 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 ^(AD)stand before the Son of Man."

 ³⁷Now during the day He was ^(AE)teaching in the temple, but ^(AF)at evening He would go out and spend the night on ^(AG)the mount that is called Olivet.

 ³⁸And all the people would get up ^(AH)early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

Luke 22

Preparing the Passover

 ^1(AI)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^(AJ)Passover, was approaching.

 ²The chief priests and the scribes ^(AK)were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

 ^3(AL)And ^(AM)Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.

 ⁴And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and ^(AN)officers how he might betray Him to them.

 ⁵They were glad and agreed to give him money.

 ⁶So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them apart from the crowd.

 ^7(AO)Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which ^(AP)the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

 ⁸And Jesus sent ^(AQ)Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it."

 ⁹They said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare it?"

 ¹⁰And He said to them, "When you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.

 ¹¹"And you shall say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'

 ¹²"And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there."

 ¹³And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord's Supper

 ^14(AR)When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and ^(AS)the apostles with Him.

 ¹⁵And He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

 ¹⁶for I say to you, I shall never again eat it ^(AT)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

 ^17(AU)And when He had taken a cup and ^(AV)given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;

 ¹⁸for ^(AW)I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes."

 ¹⁹And when He had taken some bread and ^(AX)given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

 ²⁰And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is ^(AY)poured out for you is the ^(AZ)new covenant in My blood.

 ²¹"^(BA)But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table.

 ²²"For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^(BB)as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"

 ²³And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

Who Is Greatest

 ²⁴And there arose also ^(BC)a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

 ^25(BD)And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'

 ²⁶"But it is not this way with you, ^(BE)but the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^(BF)the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

 ²⁷"For ^(BG)who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But ^(BH)I am among you as the one who serves.

 ²⁸"You are those who have stood by Me in My ^(BI)trials;

 ²⁹and just as My Father has granted Me a ^(BJ)kingdom, I grant you

 ³⁰that you may ^(BK)eat and drink at My table in My ^(BL)kingdom, and ^(BM)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

 ³¹"Simon, Simon, behold, ^(BN)Satan has demanded permission to ^(BO)sift you like wheat;

 ³²but I ^(BP)have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, ^(BQ)strengthen your brothers."

 ^33(BR)But he said to Him, "Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!"

 ³⁴And He said, "I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me."

 ³⁵And He said to them, "^(BS)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?" They said, "No, nothing."

 ³⁶And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

 ³⁷"For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, '^(BT)AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for ^(BU)that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."

 ³⁸They said, "Lord, look, here are two ^(BV)swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."

The Garden of Gethsemane

 ^39(BW)And He came out and proceeded ^(BX)as was His custom to ^(BY)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.

 ^40(BZ)When He arrived at the place, He said to them, "^(CA)Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

 ⁴¹And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He ^(CB)knelt down and began to pray,

 ⁴²saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(CC)cup from Me; ^(CD)yet not My will, but Yours be done."

 ⁴³Now an ^(CE)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

 ⁴⁴And ^(CF)being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

 ⁴⁵When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

 ⁴⁶and said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^(CG)pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

 ^47(CH)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

 ⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

 ⁴⁹When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the ^(CI)sword?"

 ⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

 ⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him.

 ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(CJ)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(CK)as you would against a robber?

 ⁵³"While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours."

Jesus' Arrest

 ^54(CL)Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^(CM)Peter was following at a distance.

 ^55(CN)After they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(CO)the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

 ⁵⁶And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, "This man was with Him too."

 ⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him."

 ⁵⁸A little later, ^(CP)another saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

 ⁵⁹After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, "Certainly this man also was with Him, ^(CQ)for he is a Galilean too."

 ⁶⁰But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

 ^61(CR)The Lord turned and looked at Peter And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, "^(CS)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times."

 ⁶²And he went out and wept bitterly.

 ^63(CT)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him,

 ⁶⁴and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, "^(CU)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?"

 ⁶⁵And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(CV)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

 ^66(CW)When it was day, ^(CX)the ^[a]Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(CY)council chamber, saying,

 ⁶⁷"^(CZ)If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe;

 ⁶⁸and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

 ⁶⁹"^(DA)But from now on ^(DB)THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND of the power OF GOD."

 ⁷⁰And they all said, "Are You ^(DC)the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, "^(DD)Yes, I am."

 ⁷¹Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."