Luke 21:1–19

The Widow’s Gift

^1aAnd He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

²And He saw a poor widow putting ¹in ^atwo ²small copper coins.

³And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

⁴for they all out of their ¹surplus put into the ²offering; but she out of her poverty put in all ³that she had ^ato live on.”

^5aAnd while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

⁶“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which ^athere will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

⁷They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the ¹sign when these things are about to take place?”

⁸And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘^aI am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ ^bDo not go after them.

⁹“When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

Things to Come

¹⁰Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,

¹¹and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great ¹signs from heaven.

¹²“But before all these things, ^athey will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, ¹bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

¹³“^aIt will lead to ¹an opportunity for your testimony.

¹⁴“^aSo make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

¹⁵for ^aI will give you ¹utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

¹⁶“But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

¹⁷and you will be hated by all because of My name.

¹⁸“Yet ^anot a hair of your head will perish.

¹⁹“^aBy your endurance you will gain your ¹lives.