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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 21

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Chapter 21 of Luke—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.
  2. And He saw a poor widow putting [a]in 2two [b]small copper coins.
  3. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;
  4. for they all out of their [c]surplus put into the [d]offering; but she out of her poverty put in all [e]that she had 3to live on.”
  5. 4And 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 5there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”
  7. ¶ They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the [f]sign when these things are about to take place?”
  8. And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘6I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ 7Do 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.”
  10. ¶ Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,
  11. and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great [g]signs from heaven.
  12. ¶ “But before all these things, 8they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, [h]bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.
  13. 9It will lead to [i]an opportunity for your testimony.
  14. 10So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;
  15. for 11I will give you [j]utterance 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,
  17. and you will be hated by all because of My name.
  18. Yet 12not a hair of your head will perish.
  19. 13By your endurance you will gain your [k]lives.
  20. ¶ “But when you see Jerusalem 14surrounded by armies, then [l]recognize that her desolation is near.
  21. Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of [m]the city must leave, and 15those who are in the country must not enter [n]the city;
  22. because these are 16days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
  23. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for 17there will be great distress upon the [o]land and wrath to this people;
  24. and they will fall by 18the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and 19Jerusalem will be 20trampled under foot by the Gentiles until 21the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
  25. ¶ “There will be [p]signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,
  26. men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the [q]world; for the powers of [r]the heavens will be shaken.
  27. 22Then they will see 23THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory.
  28. But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because 24your redemption is drawing near.”
  29. ¶ Then He told them a parable: “Behold the fig tree and all the trees;
  30. as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and 25know for yourselves that summer is now near.
  31. So you also, when you see these things happening, [s]recognize that 26the kingdom of God is near.
  32. Truly I say to you, this [t]generation will not pass away until all things take place.
  33. 27Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
  34. ¶ “28Be 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;
  35. for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.
  36. But 29keep 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 30stand before the Son of Man.”
  37. ¶ Now [u]during the day He was 31teaching in the temple, but [v]32at evening He would go out and spend the night on [w]33the mount that is called [x]Olivet.
  38. And all the people would get up 34early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit there
  2. ^ Gr lepta
  3. ^ Or abundance
  4. ^ Lit gifts
  5. ^ Lit the living that she had
  6. ^ Or attesting miracle
  7. ^ Or attesting miracles
  8. ^ Lit being brought
  9. ^ Lit a testimony for you
  10. ^ Lit a mouth
  11. ^ Lit souls
  12. ^ Lit know
  13. ^ Lit her
  14. ^ Lit her
  15. ^ Or earth
  16. ^ Or attesting miracles
  17. ^ Lit inhabited earth
  18. ^ Or heaven
  19. ^ Lit know
  20. ^ Or race
  21. ^ Lit days
  22. ^ Lit nights
  23. ^ Or the hill
  24. ^ Or Olive Grove

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Lu 21:1-4; Mr 12:41-44
  2. ^ Mr 12:42
  3. ^ Mr 12:44
  4. ^ Lu 21:5-36; Mt 24; Mr 13
  5. ^ Lu 19:44
  6. ^ Jn 8:24
  7. ^ Lu 17:23
  8. ^ Lu 21:12-17; Mt 10:19-22; Mr 13:11-13
  9. ^ Pp 1:12
  10. ^ Lu 12:11
  11. ^ Lu 12:12
  12. ^ Mt 10:30; Lu 12:7
  13. ^ Mt 10:22; 24:13; Ro 2:7; 5:3f; Heb 10:36; Jm 1:3; 2Pe 1:6
  14. ^ Lu 19:43
  15. ^ Lu 17:31
  16. ^ Is 63:4; Da 9:24-27; Ho 9:7
  17. ^ Da 8:19; 1Co 7:26
  18. ^ Ge 34:26; Ex 17:13; Heb 11:34
  19. ^ Is 63:18; Da 8:13
  20. ^ Re 11:2
  21. ^ Ro 11:25
  22. ^ Mt 16:27; 24:30; 26:64; Mr 13:26
  23. ^ Da 7:13; Re 1:7
  24. ^ Lu 18:7
  25. ^ Lu 12:57
  26. ^ Mt 3:2
  27. ^ Mt 5:18; Lu 16:17
  28. ^ Mt 24:42-44; Mr 4:19; Lu 12:40, 45; 1Th 5:2ff
  29. ^ Mr 13:33; Lu 12:40
  30. ^ Lu 1:19; Re 7:9; 8:2; 11:4
  31. ^ Mt 26:55; Lu 19:47
  32. ^ Mr 11:19
  33. ^ Mt 21:1
  34. ^ Jn 8:2

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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