Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple and of Jerusalem—He tells of the signs to precede His Second Coming and gives the parable of the fig tree.
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,
6 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.
7 And they asked him,
saying, Master, but when shall these things shall come pass?
8 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 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:
11 And great
earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and
fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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.
13 And it shall turn to
you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore
in your hearts, not meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 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
shall they cause you to be put to death.
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.
20 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.
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;
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.
28 And when these
things begin to come 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;
30 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.
33 Heaven and earth
shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
34 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
come early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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