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Luke 21

The Widow's Gift

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

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

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

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for 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."

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

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"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."

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

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And 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.

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"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

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

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

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"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.

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aIt will lead to  1an opportunity for your testimony.

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

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

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

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

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"Yet  anot a hair of your head will perish.

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aBy your endurance you will gain your  1lives.

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"But when you see Jerusalem  asurrounded by armies, then  1recognize that her desolation is near.

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"Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of  1the city must leave, and  athose who are in the country must not enter  1the city;

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because these are  adays of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.

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"Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for  athere will be great distress upon the  1land and wrath to this people;

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and they will fall by  athe edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and  bJerusalem will be  ctrampled under foot by the Gentiles until  dthe times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

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"There will be  1signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

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men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the  1world; for the powers of  2the heavens will be shaken.

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aThen they will see  bTHE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory.

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"But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because  ayour redemption is drawing near."

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Then He told them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;

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as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and  aknow for yourselves that summer is now near.

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"So you also, when you see these things happening,  1recognize that  athe kingdom of God is near.

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"Truly I say to you, this  1generation will not pass away until all things take place.

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aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

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aBe on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

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for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

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"But  akeep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to  bstand before the Son of Man."

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Now  1during the day He was  ateaching in the temple, but  2 bat evening He would go out and spend the night on  3 cthe mount that is called  4Olivet.

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And all the people would get up  aearly in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.



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