Luke 21:1–19

Christ Teaches on the Widow’s Mites

Mark 12:41–44

21And He looked up ^aand saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, ²and He saw also a certain ^bpoor widow putting in two ^cmites. ¹³So He said, “Truly I say to you ^dthat this poor widow has put in more than all; ⁴for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings ²for God, but she out of her poverty put in ^eall the livelihood that she had.”

The Disciples’ Two Questions

Matt. 24:1–3; Mark 13:1–4

^5fThen, as some spoke of the temple, how it was ³adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, ⁶“These things which you see—the days will come in which ^gnot one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

⁷So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”

Signs of Christ’s Coming

Matt. 24:4–13; Mark 13:5–13

⁸And He said: ^h“Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ ⁴Therefore do not ⁵go after them. ⁹But when you hear of ⁱwars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”

^10jThen He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹And there will be great ^kearthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. ^12lBut before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and ^mprisons. ⁿYou will be brought before kings and rulers ^ofor My name’s sake. ¹³But ^pit will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. ^14qTherefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will ⁶answer; ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom ^rwhich all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or ⁷resist. ^16sYou will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put ^tsome of you to death. ¹⁷And ^uyou will be hated by all for My name’s sake. ^18vBut not a hair of your head shall be lost. ¹⁹By your patience possess your souls.