Luke 21:8–27

⁸Then he said, “Watch out that you are not deceived.^o For many will come in my name,^p saying, ‘I am he,’^q and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them.^{r 9}When you hear of wars and rebellions,^C don’t be alarmed. Indeed, it is necessary that these things take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

¹⁰Then he told them, “Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^{s 11}There will be violent earthquakes,^t and famines and plagues^u in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.^{v 12}But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you^w and persecute^x you. They will hand you over to the synagogues^y and prisons,^z and you will be brought before kings and governors^aa because of my name. ¹³This will give you an opportunity to bear witness.^{ab 14}Therefore make up your minds^D not to prepare your defense ahead of time,^{ac 15}for I will give you such words^ad and a wisdom^ae that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.^{af 16}You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends.^ag They will kill some of you. ¹⁷You will be hated by everyone because of my name,^{ah 18}but not a hair of your head will be lost.^{ai 19}By your endurance, gain^A your lives.^aj

THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM

²⁰“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies,^ak then recognize that its desolation^al has come near. ²¹Then those in Judea must flee^am to the mountains.^an Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it, ²²because these are days of vengeance^ao to fulfill all the things that are written. ²³Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days,^ap for there will be great distress in the land^B and wrath against this people. ²⁴They will be killed by the sword^Caq and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles^Dar until the times of the Gentiles^as are fulfilled.

THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN

²⁵“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars;^at and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves.^{au 26}People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.^{av 27}Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud^aw with power and great glory.^ax