7. Olivet Discourse 21:5-22:6
Luk 21:5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,Luk 21:6
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.Luk 21:7
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?Luk 21:8
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 not therefore after them.Luk 21:9
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.Luk 21:10
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:Luk 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.Luk 21:12
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.Luk 21:13
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.Luk 21:14
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:Luk 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.Luk 21:16
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.Luk 21:17
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.Luk 21:18
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.Luk 21:19
In your patience possess ye your souls.Luk 21:20
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.Luk 21:21
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.Luk 21:22
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.Luk 21:23
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.Luk 21:24
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.Luk 21:25
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;Luk 21:26
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.Luk 21:27
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.Luk 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.Luk 21:29
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;Luk 21:30
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.Luk 21:31
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.Luk 21:32
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.Luk 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.Luk 21:34
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.Luk 21:35
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.Luk 21:36
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.Luk 21:37
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.Luk 21:38
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.Luk 22:1
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.Luk 22:2
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.Luk 22:3
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.Luk 22:4
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.Luk 22:5
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.Luk 22:6
And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.