1 ¶ As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich men putting their gifts into the treasury.

2 And also saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins.

3 And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others:

4 For they all contributed offerings to God from their surplus: but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.

5 ¶ And as some of the disciples were talking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

6 As for the things that you see, the day will come, when there will not be one stone left upon another, that will not be thrown down.

7 And they asked him, Master, when will these things happen? and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?

8 And he said, Be careful that you are not deceived: for many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time is near: do not follow them.

9 And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not panic: for these things must happen first; but the end will not come right away.

10 Then he said, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

11 And there will be great earthquakes in different places, and famines, and plagues; and terrifying events and great signs from heaven.

12 But before all this, they will seize you, and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues, and prisons, bringing you before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

13 And it will turn to you for a testimony.

14 Make up your mind, not to plan what you will say ahead of time:

15 For I will give you words and wisdom, that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

16 And you will be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends; and they will put some of you to death.

17 And you will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.

18 But not a hair of your head will perish.

19 In your patience possess your souls.

20 ¶ And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, realize that her destruction is near.

21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the city get out of it; and do not let those in the countryside enter it.

22 For those are days of vengeance, that everything that is written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe to those who are with child, and to those who nurse infants, in those days! for there will be great distress in the land, and wrath against this people.

24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25 And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth nations will be in anguish, in bewilderment; at the roaring of the sea and the waves;

26 Men’s hearts failing them because of fear, and apprehension over the things that are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

27 Then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 When these things begin to take place, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption is drawing near.

29 ¶ And he told them a parable; Look at the fig tree, and all the trees;

30 When they sprout leaves, you see them and know that summer is near.

31 So likewise, when you see these things take place, realize that the kingdom of God is near.

32 I tell you truly, This generation will not pass away, until all these things take place.

33 Heaven and earth will pass away: but my words will not pass away.

34 And be careful, that your hearts never become weighted down with dissipation, and drunkenness, and the worries of this life, so that day comes upon you unexpectedly.

35 For it will spring like a trap on all who live on the face of the earth.

36 Therefore watch, and pray at all times, so that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man.

37 During the day Jesus was teaching in the temple; but in the evening he would go out, and spend the night on the hill that is called the mount of Olives.

38 And all the people came to him in the temple early in the morning, to listen to him.