New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 21:8-36

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.

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.”

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