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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Luke 21 Worsley's New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/luke/21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/luke/21-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WNT</a> > Luke 21</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/20.htm" title="Luke 20">◄</a> Luke 21 <a href="../luke/22.htm" title="Luke 22">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Worsley's New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/luke/21-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Poor Widow’s Offering<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/12.htm#41">Mark 12:41–44</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And He looked up and saw the rich <i>people</i> bringing their gifts to the treasury: <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and He saw also a poor widow throwing in two mites. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And He said, <FR>Verily I tell you, this poor widow hath put in more than <Fr><i>they</i><FR> all.<Fr> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><FR>For all these <Fr><i>have</i><FR> out of their abundance contributed to the offerings of God: but she out of her penury hath given all she had.<Fr><p> <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Temple Destruction and Other Signs<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/24.htm">Matthew 24:1–8</a>; <a href ="../mark/13.htm">Mark 13:1–8</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And as some were speaking of the temple; how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said, <i>As for</i> these <i>things</i> which ye see, <A name="7"></a><span class="red"><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><FR>the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.<Fr><p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And they asked Him, saying, Master, when shall these <i>things</i> be? And what <i>will be</i> the sign when these <i>things</i> shall come to pass? <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And He said, <FR>Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am <Fr><i>the Christ;</i><FR> and the time is near: <Fr><i>but</i><FR> do not therefore go after them.<Fr> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><FR>And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these must first happen; but the end <Fr><i>will</i><FR> not <Fr><i>be</i><FR> directly.<Fr><p> <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">Witnessing to All Nations<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/24.htm#9">Matthew 24:9–14</a>; <a href ="../mark/13.htm#9">Mark 13:9–13</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then said He unto them, <FR>Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;<Fr> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><FR>and there will be great earthquakes in <Fr><i>several</i><FR> places, and famines, and pestilences, and fearful sights and great prodigies from heaven.<Fr><p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><FR>But before all these <Fr><i>things</i><FR> they will lay hands on you, and persecute <Fr><i>you,</i><FR> delivering <Fr><i>you</i><FR> up to synagogues, and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake:<Fr> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><FR>but it shall be for a testimony to you.<Fr> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><FR>Fix <Fr><i>it</i><FR> therefore in your hearts not to premeditate a defence: for I will give you a mouth and wisdom,<Fr> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><FR>which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.<Fr> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><FR>But ye shall be betrayed even by parents, and brethren, and kindred and friends; and <Fr><i>some</i><FR> of you shall they cause to be put to death:<Fr> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><FR>and ye will be hated by all <Fr><i>men</i><FR> for my sake.<Fr> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><FR>But not an hair of your head shall perish.<Fr> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><FR>In your patience <Fr><i>therefore</i><FR> possess your souls.<Fr><p> <A name="21"></a><p class="hdg">The Destruction of Jerusalem<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/24.htm#15">Matthew 24:15–25</a>; <a href ="../mark/13.htm#14">Mark 13:14–23</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><FR>And when ye shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh: then let them <Fr><i>that are</i><FR> in Judea flee to the mountains,<Fr> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><FR>and those <Fr><i>that are</i><FR> in the midst of it, depart; and let not them <Fr><i>that are</i><FR> in the countries enter into it.<Fr> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><FR>For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.<Fr> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><FR>But wo to 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,<Fr> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><FR>and they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles <Fr><i>too</i><FR> shall be fulfilled.<Fr><p> <A name="26"></a><p class="hdg">The Return of the Son of Man<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/24.htm#26">Matthew 24:26–31</a>; <a href ="../mark/13.htm#24">Mark 13:24–27</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><FR>And there shall be signs in the sun, and <Fr><i>in the</i><FR> moon, and <Fr><i>in the</i><FR> stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity, the sea and the waves roring:<Fr> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><i>and</i><FR> men ready to die for fear and apprehension of the things that are coming upon the land; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.<Fr> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><FR>And then shall they see the Son of man coming, <Fr><i>as</i><FR> on a cloud, with power and great glory.<Fr> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span><FR>But when these things begin to come to pass, look upwards and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.<Fr><p> <A name="30"></a><p class="hdg">The Lesson of the Fig Tree<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/24.htm#32">Matthew 24:32–35</a>; <a href ="../mark/13.htm#28">Mark 13:28–31</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And He spake a parable to them, <FR>Behold the fig-tree,<Fr> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span><FR>and all the trees, when they shoot out, ye see and know of yourselves that summer is now near:<Fr> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span><FR>so likewise know ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, that the kingdom of God is at hand.<Fr> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><FR>Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away till all be accomplished.<Fr> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span><FR>Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.<Fr><p> <A name="35"></a><p class="hdg">Be Watchful for the Day<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span><FR>Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and <Fr><i>so</i><FR> that day should come upon you unawares:<Fr> <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span><FR>for as a snare shall it come upon all that dwell on the face of the whole earth.<Fr> <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span><FR>Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these <Fr><i>things,</i><FR> which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.<Fr><p> <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Thus He was by day teaching in the temple; and at night He retired to the mount called <i>the mount</i> of Olives. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/21-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the temple to hear Him.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worsley's New Testament (1770)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../luke/20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../luke/22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>