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. 9And when you hear of wars and revolts, do not be alarmed; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

10Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, 11and there will be 3massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great 4signs from heaven.

12“But before all these things, 5they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, 6bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name. 137It will lead to 8an opportunity for your testimony. 149So 10make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; 15for 11I will provide you 12eloquence and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to oppose or refute. 16But you will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death, 17and you will be hated by all people because of My name. 18And yet 13not a hair of your head will perish. 1914By your endurance you will gain your 15lives.

20“But when you see Jerusalem 16surrounded by armies, then 17recognize that her desolation is near. 21Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside 18the city must leave, and 19those who are in the country must not enter 20the city; 22because these are 21days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled. 23Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for 22there will be great distress upon the 23land, and wrath to this people; 24and they will fall by 24the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and 25Jerusalem will be 26trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until 27the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25“There will be 28signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the 29world; for the powers of 30the heavens will be shaken. 27And 31then they will see 32the 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 33your redemption is drawing near.”

29And He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees: 30as soon as they put forth leaves, you see for yourselves and 34know that summer is now near. 31So you too, when you see these things happening, 35recognize that 36the kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place. 3337Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

34“But 38be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that 39this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; 35for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. 36But 40stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to 41stand before the Son of Man.”