Luke 21:1-19

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The Widow's Offering

21 ^(A)Jesus^[a] looked up and saw the rich ^(B)putting their gifts into ^(C)the offering box, ²and he saw a poor widow put in two ^(D)small copper coins.^[b] ³And he said, “Truly, I tell you, ^(E)this poor widow has put in more than all of them. ⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^(F)poverty put in all ^(G)she had to live on.”

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

⁵^(H)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, ^(I)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, ^(J)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” ⁸And he said, ^(K)“See that you are not led astray. For ^(L)many will come in my name, saying, ^(M)‘I am he!’ and, ^(N)‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. ⁹And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be ^(O)terrified, for these things ^(P)must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

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

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Notas al pie

Luke 21:1 Greek He
Luke 21:2 Greek two lepta; a lepton was a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
Luke 21:16 Or parents and brothers and sisters

Proverbs 19:15-29

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¹⁵^(A)Slothfulness casts into ^(B)a deep sleep,
    and ^(C)an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶Whoever ^(D)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.
¹⁷^(E)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he ^(F)will repay him for his ^(G)deed.
¹⁸^(H)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on ^(I)putting him to death.
¹⁹A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
    for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
²⁰Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in ^(J)the future.
²¹^(K)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but ^(L)it is the purpose of the Lord ^(M)that will stand.
²²What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.
²³The fear of the Lord ^(N)leads to life,
    and whoever has it rests ^(O)satisfied;
    he will ^(P)not be visited by harm.
²⁴^(Q)The sluggard buries his hand in ^(R)the dish
    and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
²⁵^(S)Strike ^(T)a scoffer, and the simple will ^(U)learn prudence;
    ^(V)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
²⁶He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is ^(W)a son who brings shame and reproach.
²⁷Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    ^(X)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
²⁸A worthless witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked ^(Y)devours iniquity.
²⁹Condemnation is ready for ^(Z)scoffers,
    and ^(AA)beating for the backs of fools.