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| 21:1 |
He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury;
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| 21:2 |
he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
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| 21:3 |
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
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| 21:4 |
for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."
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| 21:5 |
When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said,
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| 21:6 |
"As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down."
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| 21:7 |
They asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?"
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| 21:8 |
And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is near!' Do not go after them.
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| 21:9 |
"When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately."
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| 21:10 |
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
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| 21:11 |
there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.
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| 21:12 |
"But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
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| 21:13 |
This will give you an opportunity to testify.
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| 21:14 |
So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance;
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| 21:15 |
for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.
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| 21:16 |
You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.
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| 21:17 |
You will be hated by all because of my name.
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| 21:18 |
But not a hair of your head will perish.
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| 21:19 |
By your endurance you will gain your souls.
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| 21:20 |
"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
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| 21:21 |
Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it;
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| 21:22 |
for these are days of vengeance, as a fulfillment of all that is written.
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| 21:23 |
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people;
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| 21:24 |
they will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken away as captives among all nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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| 21:25 |
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
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| 21:26 |
People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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| 21:27 |
Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.
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| 21:28 |
Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
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| 21:29 |
Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees;
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| 21:30 |
as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.
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| 21:31 |
So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
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| 21:32 |
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place.
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| 21:33 |
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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| 21:34 |
"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly,
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| 21:35 |
like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.
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| 21:36 |
Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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| 21:37 |
Every day he was teaching in the temple, and at night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives, as it was called.
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| 21:38 |
And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.
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