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Chapter 21 |
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1 | And he looked up, and saw the rich men
casting their gifts into the treasury. |
| 2 | And he saw also a certain poor
widow casting in thither two mites. |
| 3 | And he said, Of a truth I say
unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: |
| 4 | For
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. |
| 5 | And as some
spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he
said, |
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As 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. |
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| And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these
things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to
pass? |
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And 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. |
| 9 | But 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. |
| 10 | Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: |
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11 | And great earthquakes
shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and
great signs shall there be from heaven. |
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12 | But 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. |
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13 | And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
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| 14 | Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall
answer: |
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| For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. |
| 16 | And 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. |
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17 | And ye shall be hated
of all men for my name's sake. |
| 18 | But there shall not an hair
of your head perish. |
| 19 | In your patience possess ye your
souls. |
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| And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies,
then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. |
| 21 | Then 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. |
| 22
| For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which
are written may be fulfilled. |
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23 | But 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. |
| 24 | And 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. |
| 25 | And 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; |
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26 | Men'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. |
| 27 | And then
shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great
glory. |
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| And when these things begin to come to pass, then look
up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. |
| 29 | And
he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; |
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When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is
now nigh at hand. |
| 31 | So likewise ye, when ye see these things
come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. |
| 32 |
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled. |
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| Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not
pass away. |
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| And 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. |
| 35 | For as a snare shall it come
on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. |
| 36 | Watch 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. |
| 37 |
And 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. |
| 38 | And all
the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. |
