New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 21

The Widow’s Gift

1And He lookedἈναβλέψαςAnablepsasG308up and sawG3708the richπλουσίους.plousiousG4145puttingβάλλονταςballontasG906their giftsδῶραdōraG1435into the treasuryγαζοφυλάκιονgazophulakionG1049.

2And He sawG3708a poorπενιχρὰνpenichranG3998widowχήρανchēranG5503puttingβάλλουσανballousanG906intwoδύο.¶duoG1417smallG3016copperG3016coinsG3016.

3And He saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayG3004to you, thisαὕτηhautēG3778poorπτωχὴptōchēG4434widowχήραchēraG5503putἔβαλεν·ebalenG906in moreG4183than allπάντωνpantōnG3956of them;

4for they allπάντεςpantesG3956out of theirsurplusπερισσεύοντοςperisseuontosG4052putἔβαλονebalonG906into theofferingδῶραdōraG1435;but she out of her povertyὑστερήματοςhusterēmatosG5303putἔβαλεν.¶ebalenG906in allπάνταpantaG3956that she hadεἶχενeichenG2192to liveβίονbionG979on.”

5And while someτινωνtinōnG5100were talkingG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012the templeG2413,that it was adornedκεκόσμηταιkekosmētaiG2885with beautifulκαλοῖςkaloisG2570stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037and votiveG334giftsG334,He saidG3004,

6“As fortheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778whichἃhaG3739you are lookingθεωρεῖτε,theōreiteG2334at, the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064in whichαἷςhaisG3739there will not be leftἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863one stoneλίθοςlithosG3037upon anotherλίθῳlithōG3037whichὃςhosG3739will not be tornG2647downκαταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthēsetaiG2647.”

7They questionedἘπηρώτησανEpērōtēsanG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whenπότεpoteG4219thereforeοὖνounG3767will theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510?And whatτίtiG5101will be thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whenὅτανhotanG3752theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778are aboutμέλλῃmellēG3195to takeG1096placeγίνεσθαι;¶ginesthaiG1096?”

8And He saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,“SeeβλέπετεblepeteG991to it that you are not misledπλανηθῆτε·planēthēteG4105;for manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,sayingG3004, ‘I amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,’and, ‘The timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540is nearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.’Do not goπορευθῆτεporeuthēteG4198afterὀπίσωopisōG3694them.

9WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hearἀκούσητεakousēteG191of warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171and disturbancesἀκαταστασίας,akatastasiasG181,do not be terrifiedπτοηθῆτε·ptoēthēteG4422;for theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778mustδεῖdeiG1163takeG1096placeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,but the endτέλος.telosG5056does not followimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.”

Things to Come

10ThenτότεtoteG5119He continued by sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,

11and there will be greatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173earthquakesσεισμοίseismoiG4578,and in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπουςtopousG5117plaguesλοιμοὶloimoiG3061and faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042;and there will be terrorsφόβητράphobētraG5400and greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

12“But beforeΠρὸProG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,they will layἐπιβαλοῦσινepibalousinG1911their handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on you and will persecuteδιώξουσινdiōxousinG1377you, deliveringπαραδιδόντεςparadidontesG3860you to the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864and prisonsφυλακάς,phulakasG5438,bringingἀπαγομένουςapagomenousG520you beforeG1909kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935and governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232for My name’sὀνόματόςonomatosG3686sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752.

13It will leadἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576toan opportunity for your testimonyμαρτύριον.marturionG3142.

14SoοὖνounG3767makeθέτεtheteG5087up your mindsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588not to prepareG4304beforehandG4304to defendἀπολογηθῆναι·apologēthēnaiG626yourselves;

15forI will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youutteranceστόμαstomaG4750and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678whichᾗhēG3739noneοὐ ἅπαντεςou hapantesG3756 G537of your opponentsἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiG480will be ableδυνήσονταιdunēsontaiG1410to resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436orἢēG2228refuteἀντειπεῖνanteipeinG471.

16But you will be betrayedπαραδοθήσεσθεparadothēsestheG3860evenG2532by parentsγονέωνgoneōnG1118and brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and relativesσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773and friendsφίλων,philōnG5384,and they will putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289someof you to deathG2289,

17and you will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

18YetκαὶkaiG2532not a hairθρὶξthrixG2359of your headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776will perishἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.

19By your enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281you will gainκτήσασθεktēsastheG2932yourlivesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

20“But whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419surroundedκυκλουμένηνkukloumenēnG2944by armiesστρατοπέδωνstratopedōnG4760,thenτότεtoteG5119recognizeγνῶτεgnōteG1097that her desolationἐρήμωσιςerēmōsisG2050is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.

21ThenτότεtoteG5119thoseοἱhoiG3588whoτῇtēaG3588are in JudeaG2453must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735,and thoseτὰtaG3588whoοἱhoiG3588are in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthe cityαὐτῆςautēsG846must leaveἐκχωρείτωσαν,ekchōreitōsanG1633, andthoseοἱhoiG3588whoταῖςtaisG3588are in the countryχώραιςchōraisG5561must not enterεἰσερχέσθωσανeiserchesthōsanG1525the cityαὐτήν.autēnG846;

22becauseὅτιhotiG3754theseαὗταίhautaiG3778aredaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of vengeanceἐκδικήσεωςekdikēseōsG1557,so that allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956which are writtenγεγραμμένα.¶gegrammenaG1125will be fulfilledG4092.

23WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to thoseG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶgastriG1064and to thoseG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseG3588daysἡμέραις·hēmeraisG2250; forthere will be greatμεγάληmegalēG3173distressἀνάγκηanagkēG318upon thelandγῆςgēsG1093and wrathὀργὴorgēG3709to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992;

24and they will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098bythe edgeστόματιstomatiG4750of the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162,and will be ledG163captiveαἰχμαλωτισθήσονταιaichmalōtisthēsontaiG163into allπάντα,pantaG3956the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484; andJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419will betrampledG3961underG3961foot by the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484untilἄχριachriG891the timesκαιροὶkairoiG2540of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484are fulfilledπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137.

The Return of Christ

25“There will besignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in sunἡλίῳhēliōG2246and moonσελήνῃselēnēG4582and starsἄστροις,astroisG798,and on the earthγῆςgēsG1093dismayσυνοχὴsunochēG4928among nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,in perplexityἀπορίᾳaporiaG640at the roaringἤχουςēchousG2279of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281and the wavesσάλουsalouG4535,

26menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444faintingἀποψυχόντωνapopsuchontōnG674from fearφόβουphobouG5401and the expectationπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329of the things which are comingἐπερχομένωνeperchomenōnG1904upon theworldοἰκουμένῃ·oikoumenēG3625;for the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411ofthe heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

27ThenτότεtoteG5119they will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in a cloudνεφέλῃnephelēG3507with powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and greatπολλῆς.¶pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

28But when theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beginἈρχομένωνArchomenōnG757to takeG1096placeG1096,straightenἀνακύψατεanakupsateG352up and liftἐπάρατεeparateG1869up your headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360your redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsisG629is drawingG1448nearG1448.”

29ThenG2532He toldG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:“BeholdG3708the figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808and allπάνταpantaG3956the treesδένδρα.dendraG1186;

30as soonὅταν ἤδη,hotan ēdēG3752 G2235as they putG4261forthG4261leaves,you seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991it andknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097for yourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438that summerθέροςtherosG2330is nowἤδηēdēG2235nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

31SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happeningγινόμενα,ginomenaG1096,recognizeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatthe kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316is nearἐγγύςengusG1451.

32TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thisαὕτηhautēG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not passG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956takeG1096placeG1096.

33HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆgēG1093will passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayπαρελεύσονται.pareleusontaiG3928,but My wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will not passG3928awayG3928.

34“Be on guardΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337,soG3379that your heartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588will not be weightedG916downG916with dissipationκραιπάλῃkraipalēG2897and drunkennessμέθῃmethēG3178and the worriesμερίμναιςmerimnaisG3308of lifeβιωτικαῖς,biōtikaisG982,and that dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250will not comeἐπιστῇepistēaG2186on you suddenlyαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160likeG5613a trapG3803;

35for it will comeG1898upon allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who dwellκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521on the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάσηςpasēsG3956the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

36ButkeepG69on the alertG69at allπαντὶpantiG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540,prayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189that you may haveG2729strengthG2729to escapeἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778that are aboutμέλλονταmellontaG3195to takeG1096placeG1096, and tostandσταθῆναιstathēnaiG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.”

37NowG1161during the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250He wasteachingδιδάσκων.didaskōnG1321in the templeG2413, butat eveningνύκταςnuktasG3571He would goἐξερχόμενοςexerchomenosG1831out and spendG835the nightG835onthe mountὄροςorosG3735that is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564OlivetἘλαιῶν.ElaiōnG1638.

38And allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992would getG3719upearlyG3719in the morningG3719to cometo Him in the templeG2413to listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to Him.

The Widow’s Gift

Things to Come

The Return of Christ

Commentaries on Luke 21