21:1  And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

21:2  And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.

21:3  And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

21:4  for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on."

21:5  And while some talked about the temple, that it appeared adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

21:6  "As for these things which you look at, the days will come in which there will not remain one stone upon another which will people will not tear down."

21:7  They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what sign will occur when these things will take place?"

21:8  And He said, "See to it that no one misleads you; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I proclaim myself as He,' and, 'The time draws near.' Do not go after them.

21:9  "When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not become terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately."

21:10  Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,

21:11  and great earthquakes will occur, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will come terrors and great signs from heaven.

21:12  "But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.

21:13  "It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

21:14  "So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

21:15  for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will resist or refute.

21:16  "But your parents and relatives and friends will betray you and will put some of you to death,

21:17  and all will hate you because of My name.

21:18  "Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

21:19  "By your endurance you will gain your lives.

21:20  "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation has come near.

21:21  "Then those who live in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who dwell in the midst of the city must leave, and those who live in the country must not enter the city;

21:22  because these have become the days of vengeance, so that all things which the scriptures say will become fulfilled.

21:23  "Woe to those who have become pregnant and to those who nurse babies in those days; for there will come great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

21:24  24and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and people led them captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will become trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles have become fulfilled.

21:25  "Signs will occur in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay will arise among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

21:26  men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which come upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will shake.

21:27  "Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory.

21:28  "But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."

21:29  Then He told them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

21:30  as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer now draws near.

21:31  "So you also, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God draws near.

21:32  "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.

21:33  "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

21:34  "Stay on guard, so that your hearts will not become weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

21:35  for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

21:36  "But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will soon take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

21:37  Now during the day He taught in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that people call Olivet.

21:38  And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.