Luke 21:25-36

New American Standard Bible

The Return of Christ

²⁵“There will be ^[a]signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the ^[b]world; for the powers of ^[c]the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷And ^(A)then they will see ^(B)the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because ^(C)your redemption is drawing near.”

²⁹And He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees: ³⁰as soon as they put forth leaves, you see for yourselves and ^(D)know that summer is now near. ³¹So you too, when you see these things happening, ^[d]recognize that ^(E)the kingdom of God is near. ³²Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place. ³³^(F)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

³⁴“But ^(G)be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that ^[e]this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; ³⁵for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. ³⁶But ^(H)stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to ^(I)stand before the Son of Man.”

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Footnotes

Luke 21:25 I.e., confirming miracles
Luke 21:26 Lit inhabited earth
Luke 21:26 Or heaven
Luke 21:31 Lit know
Luke 21:34 Lit that day

Matthew 25:31-46

New American Standard Bible

The Judgment

³¹“But when ^(A)the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then ^(B)He will sit on His glorious throne. ³²And all the nations will be ^(C)gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, ^(D)just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; ³³and He will put the sheep ^(E)on His right, but the goats ^(F)on the left.

³⁴“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ^(G)inherit the kingdom prepared for you ^(H)from the foundation of the world. ³⁵For ^(I)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; ^(J)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ³⁶^(K)naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you ^(L)visited Me; ^(M)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ ³⁷Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ³⁸And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ³⁹And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰And ^(N)the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, ^(O)to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’

⁴¹“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘^(P)Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the ^(Q)eternal fire which has been prepared for ^(R)the devil and his angels; ⁴²for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; ⁴³I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ ⁴⁴Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not ^[a]take care of You?’ ⁴⁵Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.’ ⁴⁶These will go away into ^(S)eternal punishment, but the righteous into ^(T)eternal life.”