New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 21

The Widow’s Gift

1NowδὲdeG1161He lookedἈναβλέψαςAnablepsasG308upG308and sawG3708the wealthyπλουσίους.plousiousG4145puttingβάλλονταςballontasG906their giftsδῶραdōraG1435into the templetreasuryγαζοφυλάκιονgazophulakionG1049.

2And He sawG3708a poorπενιχρὰνpenichranG3998widowχήρανchēranG5503puttingβάλλουσανballousanG906intwoδύο.¶duoG1417leptaλεπτὰleptaG3016coinsG3016.

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

4for they allπάντεςpantesG3956contributedἔβαλονebalonG906to theofferingδῶραdōraG1435from theirsurplusπερισσεύοντοςperisseuontosG4052;but she, from her povertyὑστερήματοςhusterēmatosG5303,putἔβαλεν.¶ebalenG906in allπάνταpantaG3956that she hadεἶχενeichenG2192to liveβίονbionG979on.”

5And while someτινωνtinōnG5100were talkingG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012the templeG2413,that it was decoratedκεκόσμηταιkekosmētaiG2885with beautifulκαλοῖςkaloisG2570stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037andvowedG334giftsG334,He saidG3004,

6“As fortheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778whichἃhaG3739you are observingθεωρεῖτε,theōreiteG2334,the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739there will not be leftἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863onestoneλίθοςlithosG3037uponanotherλίθῳlithōG3037,whichὃςhosG3739will not be tornG2647downκαταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthēsetaiG2647.”

7They askedἘπηρώτησανEpērōtēsanG1905Him questionsG1905,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whenπότεpoteG4219thereforeοὖνounG3767will theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510?And whatτίtiG5101will be thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whenὅτανhotanG3752theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778areG3195aboutG3195toG3195takeG1096placeγίνεσθαι;¶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.

9And whenὅτανhotanG3752you hearἀκούσητεakousēteG191of warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171and revoltsἀκαταστασίας,akatastasiasG181,do not be alarmedπτοηθῆτε·ptoēthēteG4422;for theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778mustδεῖdeiG1163takeG1096placeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,but the endτέλος.telosG5056will not followimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.”

Things to Come

10ThenτότεtoteG5119He continued bysayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,

11and there will bemassiveμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173earthquakesσεισμοίseismoiG4578,and in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπουςtopousG5117plaguesλοιμοὶloimoiG3061and faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042;and there will be terribleG5400sightsG5400and greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

12“But beforeΠρὸProG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,they will layἐπιβαλοῦσινepibalousinG1911their handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on you and persecuteδιώξουσινdiōxousinG1377you, turningG3860you overG3860to the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864and prisonsφυλακάς,phulakasG5438,bringingἀπαγομένουςapagomenousG520you beforeG1909kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935and governorsἡγεμόναςhēgemonasG2232onG1752accountἕνεκενhenekenG1752ofG1752My nameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686.

13It will leadἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576toan opportunity for your testimonyμαρτύριον.marturionG3142.

14SoοὖνounG3767makeG5087upG5087your mindsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588not to prepareG4304beforehandG4304to defendἀπολογηθῆναι·apologēthēnaiG626yourselves;

15forI will provideδώσωdōsōG1325youeloquenceστόμαstomaG4750and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678whichᾗhēG3739noneοὐ ἅπαντεςou hapantesG3756 G537of your adversariesἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiG480will be ableδυνήσονταιdunēsontaiG1410to opposeἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436orἢēG2228refuteἀντειπεῖνanteipeinG471.

16But you will be betrayedπαραδοθήσεσθεparadothēsestheG3860evenG2532by parentsγονέωνgoneōnG1118,brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sisters, otherrelativesσυγγενῶνsungenōnG4773,and friendsφίλων,philōnG5384,and they will putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289someof you toG2289deathG2289,

17and you will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allG3956peopleG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

18And yetnot a hairθρὶξthrixG2359of your headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776will perishἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.

19By your enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281you will gainκτήσασθεktēsastheG2932yourlivesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

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

21ThenτότεtoteG5119thoseοἱhoiG3588whoτῇtēaG3588are in JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735,and thoseτὰtaG3588whoοἱhoiG3588are insideμέσῳmesōG3319the cityαὐτῆςautēsG846must leaveἐκχωρείτωσαν,ekchōreitōsanG1633, andthoseοἱhoiG3588whoταῖςtaisG3588are in the countryχώραιςchōraisG5561must not enterεἰσερχέσθωσανeiserchesthōsanG1525the cityαὐτήν.autēnG846;

22becauseὅτιhotiG3754theseαὗταίhautaiG3778aredaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of punishmentἐκδικήσεωςekdikēseōsG1557,so that allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956which have been writtenγεγραμμένα.¶gegrammenaG1125will be fulfilledG4092.

23WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to thoseG3588womenG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαιςgastri echousaisG2192 G1722 G1064,and to thoseG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseG3588daysἡμέραις·hēmeraisG2250; forthere will be greatμεγάληmegalēG3173distressἀνάγκηanagkēG318upon thelandγῆςgēsG1093,and wrathὀργὴorgēG3709to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778peopleλαῷlaōG2992;

24and they will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098bythe edgeστόματιstomatiG4750of the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162,and will be ledG163captiveαἰχμαλωτισθήσονταιaichmalōtisthēsontaiG163into allπάντα,pantaG3956the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484; andJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419will betrampledG3961underfootG3961by the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484untilἄχριachriG891thetimesκαιροὶkairoiG2540of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484are fulfilledπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137.

The Return of Christ

25“There will besignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in thesunἡλίῳhēliōG2246and moonσελήνῃselēnēG4582and starsἄστροις,astroisG798,and on the earthγῆςgēsG1093distressσυνοχὴsunochēG4928among nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,in perplexityἀπορίᾳaporiaG640at the roaringἤχουςēchousG2279of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281and the wavesσάλουsalouG4535,

26peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444faintingἀποψυχόντωνapopsuchontōnG674from fearφόβουphobouG5401and the expectationπροσδοκίαςprosdokiasG4329of the things that are comingἐπερχομένωνeperchomenōnG1904uponG1904theworldοἰκουμένῃ·oikoumenēG3625;for the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411ofthe heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

27AndthenτότεtoteG5119they will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in a cloudνεφέλῃnephelēG3507with powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and greatπολλῆς.¶pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

28But when theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beginἈρχομένωνArchomenōnG757to takeG1096placeG1096,straightenG352upG352and liftἐπάρατεeparateG1869upG1869your headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360your redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsisG629is drawingG1448nearG1448.”

29And He toldG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:“LookG3708at the figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808and allπάνταpantaG3956the treesδένδρα.dendraG1186:

30asG3752 G2235soonG3752 G2235asG3752 G2235they putG4261forthG4261leaves,you seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991for yourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438andknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that summerθέροςtherosG2330is nowG2235nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

31SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooκαὶkaiG2532,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“Butbe on your guardΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337,soG3379thatG3379your heartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588will not be weighedG916downG916with dissipationκραιπάλῃkraipalēG2897and drunkennessμέθῃmethēG3178and the worriesμερίμναιςmerimnaisG3308ofG982lifeβιωτικαῖς,biōtikaisG982, and thatthis dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250will not comeἐπιστῇepistēaG2186on you suddenlyαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160,likeG5613a trapG3803;

35for it will comeG1898upon allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who liveκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521on the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάσηςpasēsG3956the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

36ButstayG69alertG69at allπαντὶpantiG3956timesκαιρῷkairōG2540,prayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189that you will haveG2729strengthG2729to escapeἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778that areG3195goingG3195toG3195takeG1096placeG1096, and tostandσταθῆναιstathēnaiG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.”

37NowG1161during the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250He wasteachingδιδάσκων.didaskōnG1321in the templeG2413, butat eveningνύκταςnuktasG3571He would goG1831outG1831and spendG835theG835nightG835on themountainὄροςorosG3735that is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564OlivetἘλαιῶν.ElaiōnG1638.

38And allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992would getG3719upG3719veryG3719earlyG3719inG3719theG3719morningG3719to cometo Him in the templeG2413to listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to Him.

The Widow’s Gift

Things to Come

The Return of Christ

Commentaries on Luke 21