Luke 21:1–19

And looking on, he saw the rich men cast their gifts into the treasury.

²And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites.

³And he said: Verily, I say to you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

⁴For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her want hath cast in all the living that she had.

⁵And some saying of the temple that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said:

⁶These things which you see, the days will come in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone that shall not be thrown down.

⁷And they asked him, saying: Master, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when they shall begin to come to pass?

⁸Who said: Take heed you be not seduced: for many will come in my name, saying: I am he and the time is at hand. Go ye not therefore after them.

⁹And when you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified. These things must first come to pass: but the end is not yet presently.

¹⁰Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹¹And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven: and there shall be great signs.

¹²But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name’s sake.

¹³And it shall happen unto you for a testimony.

¹⁴Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer:

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.

¹⁶And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends: and some of you they will put to death.

¹⁷And you shall be hated by all men for my name’s sake.

¹⁸But a hair of your head shall not perish.

¹⁹In your patience you shall possess your souls.