Luke 21:8-36

8And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘1I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ 2Do not go after them. 9When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

10Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, 11and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great 3signs from heaven.

12“But before all these things, 4they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, 5bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake. 136It will lead to 7an opportunity for your testimony. 148So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; 15for 9I will give you 10utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute. 16But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, 17and you will be hated by all because of My name. 18Yet 11not a hair of your head will perish. 1912By your endurance you will gain your 13lives.

20“But when you see Jerusalem 14surrounded by armies, then 15recognize that her desolation is near. 21Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of 16the city must leave, and 17those who are in the country must not enter 18the city; 22because these are 19days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. 23Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for 20there will be great distress upon the 21land and wrath to this people; 24and they will fall by 22the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and 23Jerusalem will be 24trampled under foot by the Gentiles until 25the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25“There will be 26signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the 27world; for the powers of 28the heavens will be shaken. 2729Then they will see 30the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because 31your redemption is drawing near.”

29Then He told them a parable: “Behold the fig tree and all the trees; 30as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and 32know for yourselves that summer is now near. 31So you also, when you see these things happening, 33recognize that 34the kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I say to you, this 35generation will not pass away until all things take place. 3336Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

34“37Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; 35for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth. 36But 38keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to 39stand before the Son of Man.”