Luke 21
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The Widow’s Gift
1He # 21:1–4 Mk 12:41–44 looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury. # 21:1 2Kg 12:9; Mt 27:6; Jn 8:20 2He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. # 21:2 Lit two lepta; the lepton was the smallest and least valuable Gk coin in use.,# 21:2 Lk 12:59 3“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all of them. # 21:3 2Co 8:2,12 4For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Destruction of the Temple Predicted
5As # 21:5–38 Mt 24:1–51; Mk 13:1–37 some were talking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, 6“These things that you see — the days will come # 21:6 Lk 17:22 when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.” # 21:6 Lk 19:44
Signs of the End of the Age
7“Teacher,” they asked him, “so when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place? ” # 21:7 Ac 1:6–7
8Then he said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. # 21:8 Jr 29:8; Eph 5:6; 2Th 2:3 For many will come in my name, # 21:8 Jr 14:14; 1Jn 2:18 saying, ‘I am he,’ # 21:8 Jn 8:24 and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them. # 21:8 Lk 17:23 9When you hear of wars and rebellions, # 21:9 Or insurrections, or revolutions, or chaos don’t be alarmed. Indeed, it is necessary that these things take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”
10Then he told them, “Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. # 21:10 2Ch 15:6; Is 19:2 11There will be violent earthquakes, # 21:11 Is 29:6; Zch 14:5; Rv 6:12 and famines and plagues # 21:11 Rv 6:8 in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven. # 21:11 Lk 11:16; 12:33 12But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you # 21:12–17 Mt 10:19–22; Mk 13:11–13 and persecute # 21:12 Ps 119:84 you. They will hand you over to the synagogues # 21:12 Ac 22:19; 26:11 and prisons, # 21:12 Ac 4:3; 5:18; 8:3; 12:4; 16:23 and you will be brought before kings and governors # 21:12 Ac 17:6; 18:12; 24:1,27; 25:6; 27:24; 2Co 11:23 because of my name. 13This will give you an opportunity to bear witness. # 21:13 Php 1:12–19 14Therefore make up your minds # 21:14 Lit Therefore place (determine) in your hearts not to prepare your defense ahead of time, # 21:14 Lk 12:11 15for I will give you such words # 21:15 Ex 4:12 and a wisdom # 21:15 Ac 6:10 that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. # 21:15 Ac 4:14 16You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. # 21:16 Mt 10:35; Lk 12:53 They will kill some of you. 17You will be hated by everyone because of my name, # 21:17 Lk 6:22; Jn 15:18–19 18but not a hair of your head will be lost. # 21:18 1Sm 14:45; Mt 10:30; Lk 12:7; Jn 10:28 19By your endurance, gain # 21:19 Other mss read endurance, you will gain your lives. # 21:19 Mt 10:22; 24:13; Rm 2:7; 5:3; Heb 10:36; Jms 1:3
The Destruction of Jerusalem
20 “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, # 21:20 Lk 19:43 then recognize that its desolation # 21:20 Dn 9:27 has come near. 21Then those in Judea must flee # 21:21 Lk 17:31 to the mountains. # 21:21 Mt 4:8 Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it, 22because these are days of vengeance # 21:22 Is 34:8; 63:4; Dn 9:24–27; Hs 9:7; Lk 18:7–8 to fulfill all the things that are written. 23Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, # 21:23 Lk 23:29 for there will be great distress in the land # 21:23 Or the earth and wrath against this people. 24They will be killed by the sword # 21:24 Lit will fall by the edge of the sword,# 21:24 Heb 11:34 and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles # 21:24 Or nations,# 21:24 Ps 79:1; Is 63:18; Dn 8:13; Rv 11:2 until the times of the Gentiles # 21:24 Dn 12:7; Rm 11:25 are fulfilled.
The Coming of the Son of Man
25 “Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; # 21:25 Is 13:10; 24:23; Ezk 32:7; Jl 2:10; 3:15; Ac 2:20; Rv 6:12–13 and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves. # 21:25 Ps 46:2–3; 65:7; Is 17:12; Jl 2:30–31 26People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken. # 21:26 Is 34:4; Hg 2:6 27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud # 21:27 Dn 7:13; Rv 1:7 with power and great glory. # 21:27 Mt 16:27; 26:64; Mk 9:1 28But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is near.” # 21:28 Lk 2:38; 24:21; Rm 8:23; 13:11
The Parable of the Fig Tree
29Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near. 31In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize # 21:31 Or you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place. # 21:32 Lk 9:27 33Heaven and earth will pass away, # 21:33 Ps 102:26; Is 51:6; 2Pt 3:10 but my words will never pass away. # 21:33 Ps 119:89; Is 40:8; Mt 5:18; Lk 16:17; 1Pt 1:23,25
The Need for Watchfulness
34 “Be on your guard, # 21:34 Lk 17:3 so that your minds are not dulled # 21:34 Lit your hearts are not weighed down from carousing, # 21:34 Or hangovers drunkenness, # 21:34 Rm 13:13 and worries of life, # 21:34 Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; 1Th 5:6–7; 1Pt 4:7 or that day will come on you unexpectedly # 21:34 Lk 12:40; 1Th 5:3 35like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth. 36But be alert at all times, # 21:36 Mt 25:13; 26:41; Mk 14:34–38; Lk 12:37; Ac 20:31; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:18; 1Th 5:6; 1Pt 5:8 praying that you may have strength # 21:36 Other mss read you may be counted worthy to escape # 21:36 Rm 2:3; 1Th 5:3; Heb 2:3 all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”
37During # 21:37–38 Jn 8:1–2 the day, he was teaching in the temple, # 21:37 Mt 26:55 but in the evening he would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives. # 21:37 Mt 21:1; Lk 22:39; Jn 8:1; 18:2 38Then all the people would come early in the morning to hear him in the temple. # 21:38 Jn 8:2
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Lukas 21
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1And having looked up, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw the ashirim (rich people) putting into the Beis Hamikdash Otzar (Treasury) their matanot (gifts). 2And he saw a certain poor almanah (widow) putting in there two leptas. 3And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Omein, I say to you that this poor almanah (widow) put in more tzedakah than everyone. 4For all these put in matanot (gifts) out of their abundance, but this almanah (widow), out of her need, put in her michyah (subsistence).
5And as some were speaking about the Beis Hamikdash, that with beautiful avanim (stones) and with matanot (gifts) it has been decorated, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, 6Yamim (Days) will come in which of these things which you see there will not be left an even (stone) upon an even (stone) which will not be thrown down. 7And they questioned him, saying, Rebbe, ad mosai? (how much longer?) When will these things be, and what will be the ot when these things are about to take place? 8And he said, Beware, you should not be deceived. For many will come Bishmi (in my Name)#21:8 Moshiach saying, “I am he.#21:8 I am the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach And, the time [of the Geulah] has drawn near.” Do not follow after them. 9But whenever you hear about wars and intifadas, do not be a pachdan (coward). For it is necessary for these things to occur barishonah, but it is not immediately HaKetz.
10Then he was saying to them, Ethnic group will have an intifada against ethnic group, and malchut against malchut,#21:10 2Chr 15:6; Isa 19:2 11There will be great earthquakes and in various places, raav (famine) and makkot (plagues), both horrible portents and great moftim (signs) in Shomayim.#21:11 Isa 29:6; Yoel 3:3 12But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and bring redifot (persecutions) on you, handing you over to the shuls and the batei hasohar (prisons), being led away before melachim (kings) and moshelim (governors) because of my Name (Yehoshua, Yeshua). 13It will turn out for you to be an opportunity for being an eidus (witness) to the edut (testimony). 14Therefore, keep in your levavot (hearts) not to prepare to defend yourselves. 15For I will give to you a peh (mouth) and chochmah which none of your mitnaggedim will be able to resist or to contradict. 16And you will be handed over also by horim and achim and krovey mishpachot (relatives) and chaverim (friends), and they will have some of you executed and you will die al kiddush ha-Shem, 17And you will be the focus of sinas chinom (baseless hatred) from everyone because of my Name (Yehoshua, Yeshua). 18And not even a hair of your rosh will by any means perish. 19In your savlanut (patience) and endurance you will gain your nefashot (souls).
20But when you see Yerushalayim being surrounded by machanot (encamping armies), then have daas that the sho'ah of it has drawn near. 21Then the ones in Yehudah, flee to the mountains, and the ones inside HaIr (the City), let them get out, and the ones in the sadot (fields), let them not enter into HaIr (the City), 22Because these are the Yemei Nekamah (Days of Vengeance), as a fulfillment of all the Kitvei Hakodesh.#21:22 Isa 63:4; Dan 9:24-27; Hos 9:7 23Oy to the ones with child and to the ones nursing in yamim hahem (those days). For there will be Tzarah Gedolah (Great Tribulation) upon Eretz Yisroel and kaas (anger) against this people, 24And they will fall by the edge of the cherev (sword) and they will all be led captive into the Golus, and Yerushalayim will be trampled down by the Goyim, until the times of the Goyim are fulfilled.#21:24 Isa 5:5; 63:18; Dan 8:13
25And there will be otot (miraculous signs) in the shemesh (sun) and the levanah (moon) and the kochavim (stars), and upon the earth there will be dismay among the Goyim, in perplexity at the sound of the sea and the waves; 26Bnei Adam will be fainting from pachad (terror) and from expectation of the things coming upon the Olam Hazeh, for the kochot (powers) of the heavens will be shaken. 27And then you will see the Bar Enosh#21:27 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14 and his Bias HaMoshiach on an Anan (Cloud) with gevurah (miraculous power of Hashem) and kavod rav (great glory). 28And when the Reshit (the Beginning) of these things occurs, stand erect and lift up your roshim (heads), because your Geulah (Redemption) draws near.
29And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach told a mashal (parable) to them. You see the etz te'enah (fig tree) and all the etz. 30When they sprout leaves already, you see for yourselves and you have daas that Kayits (Summer) is already near. 31So also you, when you see these things happening, you have daas that the Malchut Hashem is near. 32Omein, I say to you, that HaDor HaZeh will not pass away until all these things may occur. 33HaShomayim and HaAretz will pass away, but my Devarim will by no means pass away.
34And be shomer regarding yourselves lest your levavot (hearts) may be burdened with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of the Olam HaZeh and Yom HaHu (That Day) may come upon you PITOM#21:34 Mal 3:1 (suddenly). 35For as a mokesh (trap) it will come upon all the ones dwelling on the pnei kol haAretz (the face of all the Earth). 36But be shomer (on guard, alert), always davening that you may be able to escape all these things that are about to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Bar Enosh.#21:36 Moshiach Dan 7:13-14
37Now in those days Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying shiurim in the Beis Hamikdash, and balailah (at night) he was going out into the Har HaZeytim. 38And all the people were getting up early in the boker to come to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach in the Beis Hamikdash to hear him.
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