21:5 Now 1 while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned 2 with beautiful stones and offerings, 3 Jesus 4 said, 21:6 “As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. 5 All will be torn down!” 6 21:7 So 7 they asked him, 8 “Teacher, when will these things 9 happen? And what will be the sign that 10 these things are about to take place?” 21:8 He 11 said, “Watch out 12 that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ 13 and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them! 21:9 And when you hear of wars and rebellions, 14 do not be afraid. 15 For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.” 16
21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms 17 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and famines 18 and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights 19 and great signs 20 from heaven. 21:12 But before all this, 21 they will seize 22 you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues 23 and prisons. You 24 will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. 21:13 This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses. 25 21:14 Therefore be resolved 26 not to rehearse 27 ahead of time how to make your defense. 21:15 For I will give you the words 28 along with the wisdom 29 that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. 21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents, 30 brothers, relatives, 31 and friends, and they will have some of you put to death. 21:17 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. 32 21:18 Yet 33 not a hair of your head will perish. 34 21:19 By your endurance 35 you will gain 36 your lives. 37
21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem 38 surrounded 39 by armies, then know that its 40 desolation 41 has come near. 21:21 Then those who are in Judea must flee 42 to the mountains. Those 43 who are inside the city must depart. Those 44 who are out in the country must not enter it, 21:22 because these are days of vengeance, 45 to fulfill 46 all that is written. 21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress 47 on the earth and wrath against this people. 21:24 They 48 will fall by the edge 49 of the sword and be led away as captives 50 among all nations. Jerusalem 51 will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. 52
21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, 53 and on the earth nations will be in distress, 54 anxious 55 over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves. 21:26 People will be fainting from fear 56 and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 57 21:27 Then 58 they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud 59 with power and great glory. 21:28 But when these things 60 begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption 61 is drawing near.”
21:29 Then 62 he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees. 63 21:30 When they sprout leaves, you see 64 for yourselves and know that summer is now near. 21:31 So also you, when you see these things happening, know 65 that the kingdom of God 66 is near. 21:32 I tell you the truth, 67 this generation 68 will not pass away until all these things take place. 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 69