New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 21:5-25

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.”

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.

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

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