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Teaching in the Temple

21 Then Yeshua looked up and saw the rich dropping their gifts into the treasury box. He also saw a poor widow dropping in two small copper coins. [a] And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all the rest. For all these put in their gifts from their surplus. But she, out of her poverty, put in all she had to live on.”

And while some were talking about the Temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and offerings, Yeshua said, “As for these things you are looking at, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another. Every one will be torn down!”

And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, so when will these things happen? What will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

And He said, “Watch out that you are not led astray! For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not follow them. And when you hear of wars and chaos, do not be terrorized. For these things need to happen first, but the end will not come at once.”

10 Then He continued telling them, “Nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes along with famines and epidemics in various places, and there will be terrors along with great signs from heaven. 12 But before all these things, they will grab you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, and leading you away to kings and governors on account of My name. 13 This will lead you to be a witness. 14 So make up your minds not to prepare ahead of time to defend yourselves— 15 for I Myself will give you speech and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute. 16 But you will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—and they will put some of you to death. 17 And you will be hated by all because of My name. 18 Yet not a hair of your head will be lost. 19 By your endurance, you will gain your souls.

20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. 21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must get out, and those in the countryside must not enter her. 22 For these are the days of punishment, to fulfill all that has been written.[b]

23 “Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath on this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.[c]

25 “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars. And upon the earth nations will be confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves. [d] 26 People will lose heart from fear and anticipation of what is overtaking the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. [e] 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [f] 28 Now when these things begin to happen, stand straight and lift up your heads, because your salvation is near!”

29 Then Yeshua told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 As soon as they sprout their leaves, you see it and you know at once that summer is near. 31 So also, when you see these all these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 Amen, I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.[g]

34 “But watch out so your hearts are not weighed down by carousing, strong drink, and the worries of life. Do not let that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come rushing upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

37 So during the days Yeshua was teaching in the Temple, but in the nights He went out and stayed on the Mount of Olives. [h] 38 And all the people would come early in the morning to hear Him in the Temple.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:3 Lit. lepta, the smallest coins, almost worthless in value.
  2. Luke 21:22 cf. Hos. 9:7; Dan. 9:24-27.
  3. Luke 21:24 cf. Dan. 8:13-14; Rom. 11:25.
  4. Luke 21:26 cf. Joel 3:3-4(2:30-31); Isa. 17:12.
  5. Luke 21:27 cf. Isa. 34:4 (LXX); Hag. 2:6.
  6. Luke 21:28 cf. Dan. 7:13-14.
  7. Luke 21:33 cf. Isa. 40:8; 55:9-11.
  8. Luke 21:38 cf. Lit. the mountain called “of Olives.”

21 Ἀναβλέψας δὲ εἶδεν τοὺς βάλλοντας [a]εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν πλουσίους. εἶδεν δέ [b]τινα χήραν πενιχρὰν βάλλουσαν ἐκεῖ [c]λεπτὰ δύο, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα [d]ἡ πτωχὴ αὕτη πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν· [e]πάντες γὰρ οὗτοι ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος αὐτοῖς ἔβαλον εἰς τὰ [f]δῶρα, αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὑστερήματος αὐτῆς [g]πάντα τὸν βίον ὃν εἶχεν ἔβαλεν.

Καί τινων λεγόντων περὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, ὅτι λίθοις καλοῖς καὶ ἀναθήμασιν κεκόσμηται εἶπεν· Ταῦτα ἃ θεωρεῖτε, ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται λίθος ἐπὶ [h]λίθῳ ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται.

Ἐπηρώτησαν δὲ αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, πότε οὖν ταῦτα ἔσται, καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον ὅταν μέλλῃ ταῦτα γίνεσθαι; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Βλέπετε μὴ πλανηθῆτε· πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου [i]λέγοντες· Ἐγώ εἰμι καί· Ὁ καιρὸς ἤγγικεν· [j]μὴ πορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν. ὅταν δὲ ἀκούσητε πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας, μὴ πτοηθῆτε· δεῖ γὰρ ταῦτα γενέσθαι πρῶτον, ἀλλ’ οὐκ εὐθέως τὸ τέλος. 10 τότε ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐγερθήσεται ἔθνος ἐπ’ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν, 11 σεισμοί τε μεγάλοι [k]καὶ κατὰ τόπους [l]λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ ἔσονται, φόβητρά τε καὶ [m]σημεῖα ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ μεγάλα ἔσται.

12 Πρὸ δὲ τούτων πάντων ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ διώξουσιν, παραδιδόντες εἰς [n]τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ φυλακάς, [o]ἀπαγομένους ἐπὶ βασιλεῖς καὶ ἡγεμόνας ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός μου· 13 [p]ἀποβήσεται ὑμῖν εἰς μαρτύριον. 14 [q]θέτε οὖν [r]ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν μὴ προμελετᾶν ἀπολογηθῆναι, 15 ἐγὼ γὰρ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν ᾗ οὐ δυνήσονται [s]ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν [t]ἅπαντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν. 16 παραδοθήσεσθε δὲ καὶ ὑπὸ γονέων καὶ [u]ἀδελφῶν καὶ συγγενῶν καὶ φίλων, καὶ θανατώσουσιν ἐξ ὑμῶν, 17 καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου. 18 καὶ θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται. 19 ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν [v]κτήσασθε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν.

20 Ὅταν δὲ ἴδητε κυκλουμένην ὑπὸ [w]στρατοπέδων Ἰερουσαλήμ, τότε γνῶτε ὅτι ἤγγικεν ἡ ἐρήμωσις αὐτῆς. 21 τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη, καὶ οἱ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς ἐκχωρείτωσαν, καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς χώραις μὴ εἰσερχέσθωσαν εἰς αὐτήν, 22 ὅτι ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως αὗταί εἰσιν τοῦ πλησθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα. 23 [x]οὐαὶ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις· ἔσται γὰρ ἀνάγκη μεγάλη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ [y]ὀργὴ τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ, 24 καὶ πεσοῦνται στόματι μαχαίρης καὶ αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται εἰς [z]τὰ ἔθνη πάντα, καὶ Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἔσται πατουμένη ὑπὸ ἐθνῶν, ἄχρι [aa]οὗ [ab]πληρωθῶσιν καιροὶ ἐθνῶν.

25 Καὶ [ac]ἔσονται σημεῖα ἐν ἡλίῳ καὶ σελήνῃ καὶ ἄστροις, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς συνοχὴ ἐθνῶν ἐν ἀπορίᾳ [ad]ἤχους θαλάσσης καὶ σάλου, 26 ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται. 27 καὶ τότε ὄψονται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν νεφέλῃ μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς. 28 ἀρχομένων δὲ τούτων γίνεσθαι ἀνακύψατε καὶ ἐπάρατε τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν, διότι ἐγγίζει ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις ὑμῶν.

29 Καὶ εἶπεν παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς· Ἴδετε τὴν συκῆν καὶ πάντα τὰ δένδρα· 30 ὅταν προβάλωσιν ἤδη, βλέποντες ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν γινώσκετε ὅτι ἤδη ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος ἐστίν· 31 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ἴδητε ταῦτα γινόμενα, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ. 32 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται. 33 ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ [ae]παρελεύσονται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται.

34 Προσέχετε δὲ ἑαυτοῖς μήποτε βαρηθῶσιν [af]ὑμῶν αἱ καρδίαι ἐν κραιπάλῃ καὶ μέθῃ καὶ μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς, καὶ [ag]ἐπιστῇ ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς αἰφνίδιος ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη 35 ὡς παγίς· [ah]ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς. 36 ἀγρυπνεῖτε [ai]δὲ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ δεόμενοι ἵνα [aj]κατισχύσητε ἐκφυγεῖν [ak]ταῦτα πάντα τὰ μέλλοντα γίνεσθαι, καὶ σταθῆναι ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

37 Ἦν δὲ τὰς ἡμέρας [al]ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων, τὰς δὲ νύκτας ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν· 38 καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὤρθριζεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ.

Footnotes

  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:1 εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν WH Treg NIV ] τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:2 τινα WH Treg NIV ] + καὶ RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:2 λεπτὰ δύο WH Treg NIV ] δύο λεπτά RP
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:3 ἡ πτωχὴ αὕτη RP ] αὕτη ἡ πτωχὴ WH Treg NIV
  5. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:4 πάντες WH NIV ] ἅπαντες Treg RP
  6. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:4 δῶρα WH NIV ] + τοῦ θεοῦ Treg RP
  7. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:4 πάντα WH Treg NIV ] ἅπαντα RP
  8. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:6 λίθῳ Treg NIV RP ] + ὧδε WH
  9. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:8 λέγοντες WH NIV ] + ὃτι Treg RP
  10. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:8 μὴ WH Treg NIV ] + οὖν RP
  11. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:11 καὶ κατὰ τόπους WH Treg NIV ] κατὰ τόπους καὶ RP
  12. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:11 λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ NIV RP ] λοιμοὶ καὶ λιμοὶ WH Treg
  13. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:11 σημεῖα ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ μεγάλα Treg RP ] ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ σημεῖα μεγάλα WH NIV; σημεῖα μεγάλα ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ WHmarg
  14. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:12 τὰς WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  15. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:12 ἀπαγομένους WH Treg NIV ] ἀγομένους RP
  16. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:13 ἀποβήσεται WH NIV ] + δὲ Treg RP
  17. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:14 θέτε WH Treg NIV ] Θέσθε RP
  18. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:14 ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις WH Treg NIV ] εἰς τὰς καρδίας RP
  19. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:15 ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν WH Treg NIV ] ἀντειπεῖν οὐδὲ ἀντιστῆναι RP
  20. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:15 ἅπαντες WH Treg NIV ] πάντες RP
  21. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:16 ἀδελφῶν καὶ συγγενῶν καὶ φίλων WH Treg NIV ] συγγενῶν καὶ φίλων καὶ ἀδελφῶν RP
  22. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:19 κτήσασθε WH NIV RP ] κτήσεσθε Treg
  23. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:20 στρατοπέδων WH Treg NIV ] + τὴν RP
  24. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:23 οὐαὶ WH Treg NIV ] + δὲ RP
  25. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:23 ὀργὴ WH Treg NIV ] + ἐν RP
  26. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:24 τὰ ἔθνη πάντα WH Treg NIV ] πάντα τὰ ἔθνη RP
  27. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:24 οὗ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  28. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:24 πληρωθῶσιν Treg NIV RP ] + καὶ ἔσονται WH
  29. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:25 ἔσονται WH Treg NIV ] ἔσται RP
  30. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:25 ἤχους WH Treg NIV ] ἠχούσης RP
  31. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:33 παρελεύσονται WH Treg NIV ] παρέλθωσιν RP
  32. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:34 ὑμῶν αἱ καρδίαι NIV RP ] αἱ καρδίαι ὑμῶν WH Treg
  33. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:34 ἐπιστῇ ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς αἰφνίδιος WH Treg NIV ] αἰφνίδιος ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπιστῇ RP
  34. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:35 ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ WH Treg NIV ] γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται RP
  35. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:36 δὲ WH Treg NIV ] οὖν RP
  36. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:36 κατισχύσητε WH Treg NIV ] καταξιωθῆτε RP
  37. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:36 ταῦτα WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  38. ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 21:37 ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων WH NIV RP ] διδάσκων ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ Treg