| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. | 1Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box. |
| 2He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. | 2He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. |
| 3"Truly I tell you," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. | 3He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. |
| 4All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." | 4For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on." |
| 5Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, | 5Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said, |
| 6"As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down." | 6"As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!" |
| 7"Teacher," they asked, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?" | 7So they asked him, "Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?" |
| 8He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them. | 8He said, "Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them! |
| 9When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away." | 9And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once." |
| 10Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. | 10Then he said to them, "Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. |
| 11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. | 11There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven. |
| 12"But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. | 12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. |
| 13And so you will bear testimony to me. | 13This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses. |
| 14But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. | 14Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense. |
| 15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. | 15For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. |
| 16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. | 16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death. |
| 17Everyone will hate you because of me. | 17You will be hated by everyone because of my name. |
| 18But not a hair of your head will perish. | 18Yet not a hair of your head will perish. |
| 19Stand firm, and you will win life. | 19By your endurance you will gain your lives. |
| 20"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. | 20"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. |
| 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. | 21Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country must not enter it, |
| 22For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. | 22because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. |
| 23How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. | 23Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people. |
| 24They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. | 24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. |
| 25"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. | 25"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves. |
| 26People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. | 26People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. |
| 27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. | 27Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory. |
| 28When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." | 28But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." |
| 29He told them this parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. | 29Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the other trees. |
| 30When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. | 30When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near. |
| 31Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. | 31So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. |
| 32"Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. | 32I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. |
| 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. | 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. |
| 34"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. | 34"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap. |
| 35For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. | 35For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth. |
| 36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." | 36But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man." |
| 37Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, | 37So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives. |
| 38and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. | 38And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts. |
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