Berean Standard Bible

Luke 21:5-24

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.”

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.

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.

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