Luke 21:5–19

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

^5fAnd while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, ⁶“As for these things that you see, ^gthe days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” ⁷And they asked him, “Teacher, ^hwhen will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” ⁸And he said, ⁱ“See that you are not led astray. For ^jmany will come in my name, saying, ^k‘I am he!’ and, ^l‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. ⁹And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be ^mterrified, for these things ⁿmust first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

¹⁰Then he said to them, ^o“Nation will rise against nation, and ^pkingdom against kingdom. ¹¹There will be great ^qearthquakes, and in various places ^rfamines and pestilences. And there will be ^sterrors and great ^tsigns from heaven. ¹²But before all this ^uthey will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to ^vthe synagogues and ^wprisons, and you ^xwill be brought before ^ykings and ^zgovernors for my name’s sake. ^13aThis will be your opportunity to bear witness. ¹⁴Settle it therefore in your minds ^bnot to meditate beforehand how to answer, ¹⁵for ^cI will give you a mouth and ^dwisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ^econtradict. ¹⁶You will be delivered up ^feven by parents and brothers³ and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. ^17gYou will be hated by all for my name’s sake. ¹⁸But ^hnot a hair of your head will perish. ¹⁹By your ⁱendurance you will gain your lives.