Luke 21:5-24

English Standard Version

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

⁵^(A)And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, ⁶“As for these things that you see, ^(B)the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” ⁷And they asked him, “Teacher, ^(C)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” ⁸And he said, ^(D)“See that you are not led astray. For ^(E)many will come in my name, saying, ^(F)‘I am he!’ and, ^(G)‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. ⁹And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be ^(H)terrified, for these things ^(I)must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

¹⁰Then he said to them, ^(J)“Nation will rise against nation, and ^(K)kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹There will be great ^(L)earthquakes, and in various places ^(M)famines and pestilences. And there will be ^(N)terrors and great ^(O)signs from heaven. ¹²But before all this ^(P)they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to ^(Q)the synagogues and ^(R)prisons, and you ^(S)will be brought before ^(T)kings and ^(U)governors for my name's sake. ¹³^(V)This will be your opportunity to bear witness. ¹⁴Settle it therefore in your minds ^(W)not to meditate beforehand how to answer, ¹⁵for ^(X)I will give you a mouth and ^(Y)wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ^(Z)contradict. ¹⁶You will be delivered up ^(AA)even by parents and brothers^[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. ¹⁷^(AB)You will be hated by all for my name's sake. ¹⁸But ^(AC)not a hair of your head will perish. ¹⁹By your ^(AD)endurance you will gain your lives.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰“But ^(AE)when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that ^(AF)its desolation has come near. ²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, ²²for these are ^(AG)days of ^(AH)vengeance, to fulfill ^(AI)all that is written. ²³^(AJ)Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and ^(AK)wrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^(AL)be led captive among all nations, and ^(AM)Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^(AN)until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.