1Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,[ † ]Mark 12:41-44 2and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.[ † ]2 Corinthians 6:10Mark 12:42
3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.[ † ]2 Corinthians 8:12 4For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”[ † ]2 Corinthians 8:12
5As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,[ † ]Matthew 24:1Mark 13:1 6“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”[ † ]Isaiah 64:10-11Lamentations 2:6-9Micah 3:12Luke 19:41-44
7“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
8Jesus answered, “See to it 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.[ † ]Matthew 24:4Mark 13:5Ephesians 5:62 Thessalonians 2:31 John 4:1 9When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”[ † ]Revelation 6:4
10Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.[ † ]Matthew 24:7 11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.[ † ]Revelation 6:12
12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.[ † ]Mark 13:9John 16:2Revelation 2:10Acts 4:3Acts 5:18Acts 12:4Acts 16:24Acts 25:231 Peter 2:13 13This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses.[ † ]Philippians 1:12-14, 282 Thessalonians 1:5 14So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.[ † ]Matthew 10:19Mark 13:11Luke 12:11 15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.[ † ]Acts 6:10
16You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.[ † ]Micah 7:6Mark 13:12Acts 7:59Acts 12:2 17And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.[ † ]Matthew 10:22 18Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.[ † ]Matthew 10:30Luke 12:7 19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.[ † ]Matthew 24:15Mark 13:14 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. 22For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.[ † ]Isaiah 63:4Daniel 9:24-27Hosea 9:7Zechariah 11:1
23How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.[ † ]Matthew 24:19 24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.[ † ]Daniel 9:27Daniel 12:7
25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.[ † ]Isaiah 13:9-10, 13Matthew 24:29Mark 13:242 Peter 3:10-12 26Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.[ † ]Matthew 24:29 27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.[ † ]Daniel 7:13Matthew 16:27Matthew 24:30Matthew 26:64Mark 13:26Revelation 1:7Revelation 14:14 28When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”[ † ]Romans 8:19-23
29Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.[ † ]Matthew 24:32Mark 13:28 30When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 32Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.[ † ]Isaiah 51:6Matthew 24:35Hebrews 1:10-112 Peter 3:7-10, 12Isaiah 40:8Luke 16:171 Peter 1:24-25
34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.[ † ]Matthew 24:42-44Mark 4:19Luke 12:40-45Romans 13:131 Thessalonians 5:61 Peter 4:7Luke 8:14 35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.[ † ]1 Thessalonians 5:22 Peter 3:10Revelation 3:3Revelation 16:15 36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”[ † ]Matthew 24:42Matthew 25:13Mark 13:33Luke 12:40Luke 18:1Ephesians 6:18Colossians 4:21 Thessalonians 5:17Luke 20:35Psalms 1:5Ephesians 6:13
37Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.[ † ]John 8:1-2Luke 22:39 38And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.