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21:1  He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury;
21:2  he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
21:3  He said, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
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.’
21:5  When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said,
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.’
21:7  They asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?’
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.
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.’
21:10  Then he said to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
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.
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.
21:13  This will give you an opportunity to testify.
21:14  So make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance;
21:15  for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.
21:16  You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.
21:17  You will be hated by all because of my name.
21:18  But not a hair of your head will perish.
21:19  By your endurance you will gain your souls.
21:20  ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
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;
21:22  for these are days of vengeance, as a fulfilment of all that is written.
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;
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.
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.
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.
21:27  Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory.
21:28  Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.’
21:29  Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree and all the trees;
21:30  as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.
21:31  So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
21:32  Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place.
21:33  Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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 does not catch you unexpectedly,
21:35  like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.
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.’
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.
21:38  And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.