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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 21

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Chapter 21 of Luke—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Now as he looked up he saw the rich dropping their gifts into the treasury chests.[a]1
  2. Then he saw a certain needy widow drop two small coins of very little value[b] there,2
  3. and he said: “I tell YOU truthfully, This widow, although poor, dropped in more than they all did.3
  4. For all these dropped in gifts[c] out of their surplus, but this [woman] out of her want dropped in all the means of living she had.”4
  5. ¶ Later, as certain ones were speaking concerning the temple, how it was adorned with fine stones and dedicated things,5
  6. he said: “As for these things that YOU are beholding, the days will come in which not a stone upon a stone will be left here and not be thrown down.”6
  7. Then they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, when will these things actually be, and what will be the sign when these things are destined to occur?”7
  8. He said: “Look out that YOU are not misled;8 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The due time has approached.’9 Do not go after them.
  9. Furthermore, when YOU hear of wars and disorders, do not be terrified.10 For these things must occur first, but the end[d] does not [occur] immediately.”
  10. ¶ Then he went on to say to them: “Nation will rise[e] against nation,11 and kingdom against kingdom;12
  11. and there will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages;13 and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs.14
  12. ¶ “But before all these things people will lay their hands upon YOU and persecute15 YOU, delivering YOU up to the synagogues and prisons, YOU being haled before kings and governors for the sake of my name.16
  13. It will turn out to YOU for a witness.[f]17
  14. Therefore settle it in YOUR hearts not to rehearse beforehand how to make YOUR defense,18
  15. for I will give YOU a mouth[g] and wisdom, which all YOUR opposers together will not be able to resist or dispute.19
  16. Moreover, YOU will be delivered up even by parents20 and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of YOU to death;21
  17. and YOU will be objects of hatred by all people because of my name.22
  18. And yet not a hair23 of YOUR heads will by any means perish.
  19. By endurance on YOUR part YOU will acquire YOUR souls.[h]24
  20. ¶ “Furthermore, when YOU see Jerusalem surrounded25 by encamped armies, then know that the desolating of her has drawn near.26
  21. Then let those in Ju·deʹa begin fleeing to the mountains, and let those in the midst of her withdraw, and let those in the country places not enter into her;27
  22. because these are days for meting out justice,[i] that all the things written may be fulfilled.28
  23. Woe to the pregnant women and the ones suckling a baby in those days!29 For there will be great necessity upon the land[j] and wrath on this people;
  24. and they will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations;30 and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations,[k] until the appointed times31 of the nations are fulfilled.[l]
  25. ¶ “Also, there will be signs in sun32 and moon and stars, and on the earth anguish of nations, not knowing the way out because of the roaring of the sea33 and [its] agitation,34
  26. while men become faint out of fear35 and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth;[m]36 for the powers[n] of the heavens will be shaken.37
  27. And then they will see the Son of man38 coming[o] in a cloud with power and great glory.39
  28. But as these things start to occur, raise yourselves erect and lift YOUR heads up, because YOUR deliverance is getting near.”
  29. ¶ With that he spoke an illustration to them: “Note the fig tree and all the other trees:40
  30. When they are already in the bud, by observing it YOU know for yourselves that now the summer is near.41
  31. In this way YOU also, when YOU see these things occurring, know that the kingdom of God is near.42
  32. Truly I say to YOU, This generation[p] will by no means pass away until all things occur.43
  33. Heaven and earth will pass away,44 but my words will by no means pass away.45
  34. ¶ “But pay attention to yourselves that YOUR hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy46 drinking and anxieties47 of life,[q] and suddenly that day be instantly upon YOU48
  35. as a snare.49 For it will come in upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth.50
  36. Keep awake,51 then, all the time making supplication52 that YOU may succeed in escaping all these things that are destined to occur, and in standing before the Son of man.”53
  37. ¶ So by day he would be teaching in the temple,54 but by night he would go out and lodge on the mountain called the Mount of Olives.55
  38. And all the people56 would come early in the day to him in the temple to hear him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “the sacred treasury.”
  2. ^ Lit., “two lepta.” See App 8A.
  3. ^ Or, “contributed to the gifts.”
  4. ^ Or, “accomplished end; completed end.” Gr., teʹlos.
  5. ^ Or, “be stirred up; be roused up.”
  6. ^ “A witness.” Gr., mar·tyʹri·on; Lat., te·sti·moʹni·um.
  7. ^ Or, “forceful speech.”
  8. ^ Or, “your [future] lives.” Gr., psy·khasʹ hy·monʹ; J17(Heb.), naph·sho·theh·khemʹ. See Mt 10:28.
  9. ^ Lit., “days of vengeance.”
  10. ^ Or, “earth.”
  11. ^ “Nations.” Gr., eth·nonʹ; Lat., genʹti·bus, “Gentiles”; J17(Heb.), ghoh·yimʹ, “goyim.”
  12. ^ “Are fulfilled and will be,” B.
  13. ^ Lit., “the inhabited.” Gr., tei oi·kou·meʹnei, dative, fem. sing., referring to the earth; Lat., u·ni·verʹso orʹbi, “the whole circle,” that is, of the earth. See Isa 13:11 ftn, “Land”; Na 1:5 ftn.
  14. ^ Or, “forces; hosts.”
  15. ^ “Coming.” Gr., er·khoʹme·non.
  16. ^ “Generation.” Gr., ge·ne·aʹ; different from geʹnos, “race,” as in 1Pe 2:9.
  17. ^ Or, “anxieties over livelihood.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mr 12:41
  2. ^ Mr 12:42
  3. ^ Mr 12:43; 2Co 8:12
  4. ^ Mt 22:37; Mr 12:44
  5. ^ Mt 24:1; Mr 13:1
  6. ^ 1Ki 9:7, 8; Je 7:14; Mc 3:12; Mt 24:2; Mr 13:2; Lu 19:44
  7. ^ Mt 24:3; Mr 13:4
  8. ^ Eph 5:6; 2Th 2:3; 2Ti 3:13; 1Jo 4:1; Re 12:9
  9. ^ Mt 24:5; Mr 13:6
  10. ^ Pr 3:25; Mt 24:6; Mr 13:7
  11. ^ Re 6:4
  12. ^ Mt 24:7; Mr 13:8
  13. ^ Ac 11:28; Re 6:8
  14. ^ Re 6:12
  15. ^ Mt 10:17; Mr 13:9; Jn 16:2
  16. ^ Mt 24:9; Mr 13:9; Ac 25:23; Re 2:10
  17. ^ Pp 1:28
  18. ^ Lu 12:11
  19. ^ Mr 13:11; Ac 6:10
  20. ^ 2Ti 3:3
  21. ^ Mc 7:6; Mt 24:10; Mr 13:12; Ac 7:59
  22. ^ Mt 10:22; Mr 13:13
  23. ^ 1Sa 14:45; Mt 10:30; Lu 12:7
  24. ^ 2Ch 15:7; Ro 5:3; Heb 10:36; 2Pe 1:6
  25. ^ Lu 19:43
  26. ^ Da 9:26; Mt 23:38; 24:15
  27. ^ Mt 24:16; Mr 13:14
  28. ^ De 32:35, 43; Je 5:29; Ho 9:7
  29. ^ Mt 24:19; Mr 13:17; Lu 19:44; 23:28
  30. ^ De 28:64; Ps 79:1; Is 63:18; Da 9:27; Zc 12:3
  31. ^ Eze 21:26, 27; Da 4:25
  32. ^ Re 6:12
  33. ^ Is 57:20; Re 17:15
  34. ^ Mt 24:29; Mr 13:24
  35. ^ Zp 1:17
  36. ^ Jl 2:10, 30
  37. ^ Is 34:4; 2Pe 3:10
  38. ^ Da 7:13
  39. ^ Mt 24:30; Mr 13:26; Re 1:7
  40. ^ Mt 24:32; Mr 13:28
  41. ^ Mt 24:33
  42. ^ Mt 13:29
  43. ^ Mt 24:34; Mr 13:30
  44. ^ Mt 5:18
  45. ^ Mt 24:35; Mr 13:31; Re 3:14
  46. ^ Is 5:11
  47. ^ Mt 6:25; 1Ti 6:8
  48. ^ Pr 11:4; Is 5:13; Ro 13:13
  49. ^ 1Th 5:3
  50. ^ 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10
  51. ^ Mt 25:13; Mr 13:33
  52. ^ Ro 12:12; Eph 6:18; 1Pe 4:7
  53. ^ Mt 24:42; Mr 13:35; 1Co 16:13; 1Pe 5:8; Re 6:17; 16:15
  54. ^ Lu 19:47
  55. ^ Jn 8:1
  56. ^ Mr 12:37; Lu 19:48

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Comments

  1. 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

  2. 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 !

  3. 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.”

  4. 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!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. 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

  7. 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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