Luke 21:8–27

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.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰“But ^jwhen you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that ^kits desolation has come near. ²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, ²²for these are ^ldays of ^mvengeance, to fulfill ⁿall that is written. ^23oAlas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and ^pwrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^qbe led captive among all nations, and ^rJerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^suntil the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵“And ^tthere will be signs in sun and moon ^uand stars, and on the earth ^vdistress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For ^wthe powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷And then they will see ^xthe Son of Man coming in a cloud ^ywith power and great glory.