Luke 21:8–27

⁸Then He said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. ^yFor many will come in My name, ^zsaying, ‘I am He,’ ^aand, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them. ^b9When you hear of wars and rebellions, ^cdon’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must 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. ^d11There will be violent earthquakes, ^eand famines and plagues ^fin various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven. ^g12But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you ^hand persecute ⁱyou. They will hand you over to the ^•synagogues ^jand prisons, ^kand you will be brought before kings and governors ^lbecause of My name. ¹³It will lead to an opportunity for you to witness. ^mn14Therefore make up your minds ^onot to prepare your defense ahead of time, ^p15for I will give you such words ^qrand a wisdom ^sthat none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. ^t16You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. ^uThey will kill some of you. ¹⁷You will be hated by everyone because of My name, ^v18but not a hair of your head will be lost. ^w19By your endurance gain ^xyour ^•lives. ^y

The Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, ^zthen recognize that its desolation ^ahas come near. ²¹Then those in Judea must flee ^bto the mountains! ^cThose inside the city ^dmust leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it, ²²because these are days of vengeance ^eto fulfill all the things that are written. ²³Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, ^ffor there will be great distress in the land ^gand wrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword ^hand be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles ^ijuntil the times of the Gentiles ^kare fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; ^land there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves. ^m26People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the celestial powers will be shaken. ⁿ²⁷Then they will see the ^•Son of Man coming in a cloud ^owith power and great glory. ^p