Isaiah 66

English Standard Version

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

66 ^(A)Thus says the Lord:
^(B)“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
    and what is the place of my rest?
²^(C)All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
^(D)But this is the one to whom I will look:
    he who is humble and contrite in spirit
    and trembles at my word.

³^(E)“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
    he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers ^(F)pig's blood;
    he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
^(G)These have chosen their own ways,
    and their soul delights in their abominations;
⁴^(H)I also will choose harsh treatment for them
    and bring ^(I)their fears upon them,
^(J)because when I called, no one answered,
    when I spoke, they did not listen;
^(K)but they did what was evil in my eyes
    and chose that in which I did not delight.”

⁵Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:
“Your brothers who hate you
    and cast you out for my name's sake
have said, ^(L)‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy’;
    but it is they who shall be put to shame.

⁶“The sound of an uproar from the city!
A sound from the temple!
The sound of the Lord,
^(M)rendering recompense to his enemies!

Rejoice with Jerusalem

⁷^(N)“Before she was in labor
    she gave birth;
before her pain came upon her
    she delivered a son.
⁸Who has heard such a thing?
    Who has seen such things?
Shall a land be born in one day?
    Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment?
For ^(O)as soon as Zion was in labor
    she brought forth her children.
⁹Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?”
    says the Lord;
“shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?”
    says your God.

¹⁰^(P)“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
    all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
    all you who mourn over her;
¹¹that you may nurse and be satisfied
    from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
    from her glorious abundance.”^[a]

¹²For thus says the Lord:
^(Q)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and ^(R)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
    and bounced upon her knees.
¹³As one whom his mother comforts,
    so ^(S)I will comfort you;
    you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
¹⁴You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
    ^(T)your bones shall flourish like the grass;
and ^(U)the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
    and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.

Final Judgment and Glory of the Lord

¹⁵“For behold, ^(V)the Lord will come in fire,
    and ^(W)his chariots like the whirlwind,
to render his anger in fury,
    and his rebuke with flames of fire.
¹⁶For ^(X)by fire ^(Y)will the Lord enter into judgment,
    and by his sword, with all flesh;
    and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

¹⁷^(Z)“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, ^(AA)eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

¹⁸“For I know^[b] their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming^[c] ^(AB)to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, ¹⁹and I will set a sign among them. And from them ^(AC)I will send survivors to the nations, to ^(AD)Tarshish, ^(AE)Pul, and ^(AF)Lud, who draw the bow, to ^(AG)Tubal and ^(AH)Javan, ^(AI)to the coastlands far away, ^(AJ)that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations. ²⁰^(AK)And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations ^(AL)as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. ²¹^(AM)And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.

²²“For as ^(AN)the new heavens and the new earth
    that I make
shall remain before me, says the Lord,
    so ^(AO)shall your offspring and your name remain.
²³^(AP)From new moon to new moon,
    and from Sabbath to Sabbath,
all flesh shall come to worship before me,
declares the Lord.

²⁴“And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For ^(AQ)their worm shall not die, ^(AR)their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

Footnotes

Isaiah 66:11 Or breast
Isaiah 66:18 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew lacks know
Isaiah 66:18 Hebrew and it is coming

Luke 21:5-37

English Standard Version

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

⁵^(A)And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, ⁶“As for these things that you see, ^(B)the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” ⁷And they asked him, “Teacher, ^(C)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” ⁸And he said, ^(D)“See that you are not led astray. For ^(E)many will come in my name, saying, ^(F)‘I am he!’ and, ^(G)‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. ⁹And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be ^(H)terrified, for these things ^(I)must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

¹⁰Then he said to them, ^(J)“Nation will rise against nation, and ^(K)kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹There will be great ^(L)earthquakes, and in various places ^(M)famines and pestilences. And there will be ^(N)terrors and great ^(O)signs from heaven. ¹²But before all this ^(P)they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to ^(Q)the synagogues and ^(R)prisons, and you ^(S)will be brought before ^(T)kings and ^(U)governors for my name's sake. ¹³^(V)This will be your opportunity to bear witness. ¹⁴Settle it therefore in your minds ^(W)not to meditate beforehand how to answer, ¹⁵for ^(X)I will give you a mouth and ^(Y)wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ^(Z)contradict. ¹⁶You will be delivered up ^(AA)even by parents and brothers^[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. ¹⁷^(AB)You will be hated by all for my name's sake. ¹⁸But ^(AC)not a hair of your head will perish. ¹⁹By your ^(AD)endurance you will gain your lives.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰“But ^(AE)when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that ^(AF)its desolation has come near. ²¹Then 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, ²²for these are ^(AG)days of ^(AH)vengeance, to fulfill ^(AI)all that is written. ²³^(AJ)Alas 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 ^(AK)wrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^(AL)be led captive among all nations, and ^(AM)Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^(AN)until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵“And ^(AO)there will be signs in sun and moon ^(AP)and stars, and on the earth ^(AQ)distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For ^(AR)the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷And then they will see ^(AS)the Son of Man coming in a cloud ^(AT)with power and great glory. ²⁸Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and ^(AU)raise your heads, because ^(AV)your redemption is drawing near.”

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. ³⁰As soon as they come out in leaf, you see ^(AW)for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. ³¹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³²^(AX)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. ³³^(AY)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(AZ)my words will not pass away.

Watch Yourselves

³⁴“But watch yourselves ^(BA)lest ^(BB)your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ^(BC)cares of this life, and ^(BD)that day come upon you suddenly ^(BE)like a trap. ³⁵For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶But ^(BF)stay awake at all times, ^(BG)praying that you may ^(BH)have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and ^(BI)to stand before the Son of Man.”