Luke 21, side by side

¹Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

¹And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

²and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

²And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

³“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

³And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

⁴For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

⁴For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

⁵As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,

⁵And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

⁶“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

⁶As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

⁷“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”

⁷And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

⁸Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

⁸And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

⁹When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

⁹But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

¹⁰Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹⁰Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

¹¹There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

¹¹And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

¹²But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

¹²But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

¹³This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses.

¹³And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

¹⁴So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.

¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

¹⁵For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹⁶You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

¹⁶And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

¹⁷And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

¹⁷And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

¹⁸Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.

¹⁸But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

¹⁹By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

¹⁹In your patience possess ye your souls.

²⁰But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.

²⁰And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.

²¹Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

²²For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

²²For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

²³How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

²³But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

²⁴And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

²⁵There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

²⁶Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

²⁶Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

²⁷At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁷And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁸When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

²⁸And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

²⁹Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

²⁹And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;

³⁰When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.

³⁰When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

³¹So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

³¹So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

³²Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

³²Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

³⁴But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

³⁴And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

³⁵For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.

³⁵For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

³⁶So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

³⁶Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

³⁷Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

³⁷And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

³⁸And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.

³⁸And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.