Berean Standard Bible

Luke 21

(Mark 12:41–44)

1ThenδὲdeG1161Jesuslooked upἈναβλέψαςAnablepsasG308andsawG3708theτοὺςtousG3588richπλουσίους.plousiousG4145puttingβάλλονταςballontasG906τὸtoG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846giftsδῶραdōraG1435intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588treasuryγαζοφυλάκιονgazophulakionG1049,

2andδέdeG1161He sawG3708aτιναtinaG5100poorπενιχρὰνpenichranG3998widowχήρανchēranG5503putβάλλουσανballousanG906inἐκεῖekeiG1563twoδύο.¶duoG1417small copper coinsλεπτὰleptaG3016.

3“TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ΚαὶKaiG2532,”He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588poorπτωχὴptōchēG4434ἡhēG3588widowχήραchēraG5503has put inἔβαλεν·ebalenG906moreπλεῖονpleionG4119than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the others.

4ForγὰρgarG1063they allπάντες οὗτοιpantes houtoiG3956 G3778contributedτοῦ ἔβαλον εἰς δῶραtou ebalon eis dōraG906 G1519 G3588 G1435out ofἐκekG1537theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846τὰtaG3588surplusπερισσεύοντοςperisseuontosG4052,butδὲdeG1161sheαὕτηhautēG3778out ofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοῦtouG3588povertyὑστερήματοςhusterēmatosG5303has put inἔβαλεν.¶ebalenG906allπάνταpantaG3956τὸνtonG3588ὃνhonG3739she hadεἶχενeichenG2192to live onβίονbionG979.”

Temple Destruction and Other Signs

(Matthew 24:1–8; Mark 13:1–8)

5AsΚαίKaiG2532someτινωνtinōnG5100of the discipleswere remarkingλεγόντων περὶlegontōn periG3004 G4012howὅτιhotiG3754theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411was adornedκεκόσμηταιkekosmētaiG2885with beautifulκαλοῖςkaloisG2570stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037andκαὶkaiG2532consecrated giftsἀναθήμασινanathēmasinG334, Jesussaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,

6“As forwhatταῦταtautaG3778ἃhaG3739you see hereθεωρεῖτε,theōreiteG2334, thetimeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739not oneοὐκoukG3756stoneλίθοςlithosG3037will be leftἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863onἐπὶepiG1909anotherλίθῳlithōG3037; every oneὃς οὐhos ouG3739 G3756will be thrown downκαταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthēsetaiG2647.”

7“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320δὲdeG1161,”they askedἘπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες·Epērōtēsan auton legontesG1905 G846 G3004, “when willπότε οὖνpote ounG4219 G3767these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510?AndκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101will betheτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592thatὅτανhotanG3752theyταῦταtautaG3778are aboutμέλλῃmellēG3195to take placeγίνεσθαι;¶ginesthaiG1096?”

8δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesusansweredεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “See to itβλέπετεblepeteG991that you are not deceivedμὴ πλανηθῆτε·mē planēthēteG3361 G4105.ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,claimingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘IG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,’andκαὶkaiG2532, ‘TheὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is nearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.’Do notμὴmēG3361followπορευθῆτε ὀπίσωporeuthēte opisōG4198 G3694themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

9δὲdeG1161WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hear ofἀκούσητεakousēteG191warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171andκαὶkaiG2532rebellionsἀκαταστασίας,akatastasiasG181,do notμὴmēG3361be alarmedπτοηθῆτε·ptoēthēteG4422γὰρgarG1063.These thingsταῦταtautaG3778mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096firstG4412,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.telosG5056isnotοὐκoukG3756imminentεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.”

Witnessing to All Nations

(Matthew 24:9–14; Mark 13:9–13)

10ThenτότεtoteG5119He toldG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932.

11There will beἔσονται,esontaiG1510τεteG5037greatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173earthquakesσεισμοίseismoiG4578καὶkaiG2532,faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042,andκαὶkaiG2532pestilencesλοιμοὶloimoiG3061in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπουςtopousG5117,along withτεteG5037ἔσται.¶estaiG1510fearful sightsφόβητράphobētraG5400andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

12ButδὲdeG1161beforeΠρὸProG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778,they will seizeἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐφ᾽ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶνepibalousin eph᾽ tas cheiras autōnG1911 G846 G3588 G5495 G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532persecuteδιώξουσινdiōxousinG1377you.On account ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752MyG1473τὰςtasG3588nameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686they will deliver youπαραδιδόντεςparadidontesG3860toεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864andκαὶkaiG2532prisonsφυλακάς,phulakasG5438, andthey will bringἀπαγομένουςapagomenousG520youbeforeἐπὶepiG1909kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935andκαὶkaiG2532governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232.

13This will be your opportunityἀποβήσεται ὑμῖνapobēsetai huminG576 G4771toεἰςeisG1519serve as witnessesμαρτύριον.marturionG3142.

14SoοὖνounG3767make upθέτεtheteG5087ἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588mindκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588notμὴmēG3361to worry beforehandπρομελετᾶνpromeletanG4304how to defend yourselvesἀπολογηθῆναι·apologēthēnaiG626.

15ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771speechστόμαstomaG4750andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678thatᾗhēG3739none ofοὐ ἅπαντεςou hapantesG3756 G537your adversariesοἱ ἀντικείμενοι ὑμῖν.¶hoi antikeimenoi huminG3588 G480 G4771will be able toδυνήσονταιdunēsontaiG1410resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436orἢēG2228contradictG483.

16δὲdeG1161You will be betrayedπαραδοθήσεσθεparadothēsestheG3860evenκαὶkaiG2532byὑπὸhupoG5259parentsγονέωνgoneōnG1118andκαὶkaiG2532brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80andκαὶkaiG2532relativesσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773andκαὶkaiG2532friendsφίλων,philōnG5384,andκαὶkaiG2532someofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν.humōnG4771will be put to deathθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532you will beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404byὑπὸhupoG5259everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

18YetκαὶkaiG2532not evenοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361a hairθρὶξthrixG2359ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776will perishἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.

19ByἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῇtēaG3588patient enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281you will gainκτήσασθεktēsastheG2932yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

The Destruction of Jerusalem

(Matthew 24:15–25; Mark 13:14–23)

20ButδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419surroundedκυκλουμένηνkukloumenēnG2944byὑπὸhupoG5259armiesστρατοπέδωνstratopedōnG4760τότεtoteG5119,you will knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754herαὐτῆς.autēsG846ἡhēG3588desolationἐρήμωσιςerēmōsisG2050is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.

21ThenτότεtoteG5119let those who areοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588mountainsὄρη,orēG3735,letκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722the cityμέσῳ αὐτῆςmesō autēsG846 G3319get outἐκχωρείτωσαν,ekchōreitōsanG1633,and letκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588countryχώραιςchōraisG5561stay out ofμὴ εἰσερχέσθωσανmē eiserchesthōsanG3361 G1525the cityεἰς αὐτήν.eis autēnG1519 G846.

22ForὅτιhotiG3754theseαὗταίhautaiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of vengeanceἐκδικήσεωςekdikēseōsG1557τοῦtouG3588,to fulfillπλησθῆναιplēsthēnaiG4130τὰtaG3588allπάνταpantaG3956that is writtenγεγραμμένα.¶gegrammenaG1125.

23How miserableΟὐαὶOuaiG3759ἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις·hēmeraisG2250will beταῖςtaisG3588forpregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαις ἐνgastri echousais enG2192 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588nursingθηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisG2337mothers!ForγὰρgarG1063there will beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173distressἀνάγκηanagkēG318uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588landγῆςgēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532wrathὀργὴorgēG3709againstτῷtōG3588thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992.

24καὶkaiG2532They will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098by the edgeστόματιstomatiG4750of the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162andκαὶkaiG2532be led captiveαἰχμαλωτισθήσονταιaichmalōtisthēsontaiG163intoεἰςeisG1519allπάντα,pantaG3956theτὰtaG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484.AndκαὶkaiG2532JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419will beἔσταιestaiG1510trodden downπατουμένηpatoumenēG3961byὑπὸhupoG5259theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,untilἄχρι οὗachri houG891 G3739thetimesκαιροὶkairoiG2540of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484are fulfilledπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137.

The Return of the Son of Man

(Matthew 24:26–31; Mark 13:24–27)

25καὶkaiG2532There will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐνenG1722thesunἡλίῳhēliōG2246andκαὶkaiG2532moonσελήνῃselēnēG4582andκαὶkaiG2532starsἄστροις,astroisG798,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093dismayσυνοχὴsunochēG4928among the nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,bewilderedἀπορίᾳaporiaG640byἐνenG1722theroaringἤχουςēchousG2279of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281andκαὶkaiG2532thesurging of the wavesσάλουsalouG4535.

26MenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444will faintἀποψυχόντωνapopsuchontōnG674fromἀπὸapoG575fearφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532anxietyπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329over whatτῶνtōnG3588is comingἐπερχομένωνeperchomenōnG1904upon theτῇtēaG3588earthοἰκουμένῃ·oikoumenēG3625,forγὰρgarG1063theαἱhaiG3588powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411of theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

27At that timeκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119they will seeG3708theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064inἐνenG1722a cloudνεφέλῃnephelēG3507withμετὰmetaG3326powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆς.¶pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

28WhenδὲdeG1161these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beginG756to happenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096,stand upἀνακύψατεanakupsateG352andκαὶkaiG2532lift upἐπάρατεeparateG1869yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771ἡhēG3588redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsisG629is drawing nearἐγγίζειengizeiG1448.”

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24:32–35; Mark 13:28–31)

29ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesustoldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850: “Look atG3708theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆνsukēnG4808andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theτὰtaG3588treesδένδρα.dendraG1186.

30WhenὅτανhotanG3752they sprout leavesπροβάλωσιν ἤδη,probalōsin ēdēG4261 G2235,you can seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991forἀφ᾽aph᾽G575yourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438andknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588summerθέροςtherosG2330isἤδη ἐστίν.ēdē estinG1510 G2235nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

31SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happeningγινόμενα,ginomenaG1096ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451.

32TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not pass awayοὐ μὴ παρέλθῃou mē parelthēG3756 G3361 G3928untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302allπάνταpantaG3956these thingshave happenedγένηται.genētaiG1096.

33ὁhoG3588HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093will pass awayπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928,butδὲdeG1161MyG1473οἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will never pass awayοὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται.ou mē pareleusontaiG3756 G3361 G3928.

Be Watchful for the Day

34ButδὲdeG1161watchΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,orμήποτε αἱmēpotepote haiG3361 G3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588will be weighed downβαρηθῶσινbarēthōsinG4219 G916byἐνenG1722dissipationκραιπάλῃkraipalēG2897καὶkaiG2532,drunkennessμέθῃmethēG3178,andκαὶkaiG2532theworriesμερίμναιςmerimnaisG3308of lifeβιωτικαῖς,biōtikaisG982—andκαὶkaiG2532thatἐκείνηekeinēG1565ἡhēG3588dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250will springἐπιστῇepistēaG2186uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771suddenlyαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160likeG5613a snareG3803.

35ForγὰρgarG1063it will comeG1904uponἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588dwellκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάσηςpasēsG3956theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

36SoδὲdeG1161keep watchἀγρυπνεῖτεagrupneiteG69atἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540, andprayδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189thatἵναinaG2443you may have the strengthκατισχύσητεkatischusēteG2729to escapeἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628allπάνταpantaG3956ταῦταtautaG3778thatτὰtaG3588is aboutμέλλονταmellontaG3195to happenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096andκαὶkaiG2532to standσταθῆναιstathēnaiG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.”

37δὲdeG1161EveryτὰςtasG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250JesusἮνĒnG1510taughtδιδάσκων.didaskōnG1321atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411,butδὲdeG1161everyτὰςtasG3588eveningνύκταςnuktasG3571He went outἐξερχόμενοςexerchomenosG1831to spend the nightηὐλίζετοēulizetoG835onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588MountὄροςorosG3735τὸtoG3588ofκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564OlivesG1636.

38AndκαὶkaiG2532early in the morningὤρθριζενōrthrizenG3719πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846allπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588people would comeλαὸςlaosG2992to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411.