6.
Praising the poor widow
21:1-4
Luke 21
:1
21:1
And He looked up and
1saw the
arich bcasting their
2gifts into the
ctreasury.
Luke 21
:2
21:2
And He saw a certain
1impoverished widow casting there two
alepta.
Luke 21
:3
21:3
And He said, Truly I tell you that this
apoor widow has cast in more than all
of them,
Luke 21
:4
21:4
For all these out of their surplus have cast in
something into the gifts, but she out of her lack has cast in all the
aliving that she had.
E.
Preparing the disciples for His death
21:5—22:46
1.
Telling them of things to come
21:5-36
a.
The destruction of the temple
vv. 5-6
Luke 21
:5
21:5
1And as some were speaking about the
atemple, that it was adorned with
2beautiful stones and
3consecrated offerings, He said,
Luke 21
:6
21:6
As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left a
astone upon a stone which will not be thrown down.
b.
The plagues between His ascension and the great tribulation
vv. 7-11
Luke 21
:7
21:7
And they questioned Him, saying, Teacher, when therefore will these things be? And what will be the sign
awhen these things are about to take place?
Luke 21
:8
21:8
And He said,
aSee that you are not led astray, for many will come in My
bname, saying, I am
the Christ! and, The time has drawn near! Do not go after them.
Luke 21
:9
21:9
And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first; but the end
does not
come immediately.
Luke 21
:10
21:10
Then He said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Luke 21
:11
21:11
And there will be great
aearthquakes, and in various places
bfamines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great
csigns from heaven.
c.
The persecution of His disciples in the church age
vv. 12-19
Luke 21
:12
21:12
But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute
you, adelivering you up to the synagogues and
bprisons,
cbringing you before
dkings and governors for the sake of My name.
Luke 21
:13
21:13
It will turn out to you for a testimony.
Luke 21
:14
21:14
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to
atake thought beforehand how to reply in defense,
Luke 21
:15
21:15
For I will give you a
amouth and wisdom which all those opposing you will not be able to
bresist or refute.
Luke 21
:16
21:16
And you will be
1delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
Luke 21
:17
21:17
And you will be
ahated by all because of My name,
Luke 21
:18
21:18
Yet a
ahair of your head shall by no means perish.
Luke 21
:19
21:19
In your
aendurance you will
1possess your souls.
d.
The great tribulation and His coming
vv. 20-27
Luke 21
:20
21:20
1But when you
asee Jerusalem
bsurrounded by armies, then know that her desolation has drawn near.
Luke 21
:21
21:21
Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those in her midst get out, and let not those in the country enter into her,
Luke 21
:22
21:22
Because these are days of
avengeance, that all the things written may be fulfilled.
Luke 21
:23
21:23
Woe to those who are
apregnant and to those nursing babies in those days, for there will be great
1distress upon the land and
bwrath to this people.
Luke 21
:24
21:24
And they will fall by the edge of the sword and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be
atrampled by the
1Gentiles until the times of the
1Gentiles are
bfulfilled.
Luke 21
:25
21:25
And there will be signs in the
asun and moon and stars, and upon the earth anguish of nations in perplexity at the
broaring of the sea and the billows,
Luke 21
:26
21:26
Men 1fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming upon the
2inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be
ashaken.
Luke 21
:27
21:27
And then they will see the
aSon of Man
bcoming in a cloud with power and great
cglory.
e.
The disciples' redemption and the overcomers' rapture
vv. 28-36
Luke 21
:28
21:28
And when these things begin to happen, stand erect and lift up your heads, because your
aredemption is drawing near.
Luke 21
:29
21:29
1And He told them a parable: Look at the
afig tree and all the trees.
Luke 21
:30
21:30
As soon as they sprout
leaves, you see
it and know of yourselves that the summer is already near.
Luke 21
:31
21:31
So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Luke 21
:32
21:32
Truly I tell you that
athis generation shall by no means pass away until all things happen.
Luke 21
:33
21:33
Heaven and earth shall
apass away, but My
bwords shall by no means pass away.
Luke 21
:34
21:34
But atake heed to yourselves lest perhaps your hearts be weighed down with
1debauchery and
bdrunkenness and the
canxieties of life, and that day come upon you
2suddenly as a
dsnare.
Luke 21
:35
21:35
For it will come in upon all those
1adwelling on the face of all the earth.
Luke 21
:36
21:36
But be
awatchful at every time,
bbeseeching that you would
1prevail to
2escape 3all these things which are about to happen and
4cstand before the Son of Man.
2.
Teaching daily in the temple
21:37-38
Luke 21
:37
21:37
Now during the day He was in the temple
ateaching, but during the night He
bwent out and stayed on the mountain called
cOlivet.
Luke 21
:38
21:38
And all the people would come early in the
amorning to Him in the temple to hear Him.
