New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 21:6-24

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.”

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.

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