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The Widow's Gift |
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Luke 21:1
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And He looked up and saw the rich putting their
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Luke 21:2
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And He saw a poor widow putting in two small
copper coins. |
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Luke 21:3
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And He said, "Truly I
say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; |
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Luke 21:4
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for they all out of their
surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she
had to live on." |
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Luke 21:5
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And while some were talking about the temple,
that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said, |
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Luke 21:6
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"As for these things which
you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone
upon another which will not be torn down." |
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Luke 21:7
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They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, when
therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things
are about to take place?" |
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Luke 21:8
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And He said, "See to it
that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and,
'The time is near.' Do not go after them. |
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Luke 21:9
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When you hear of wars
and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first,
but the end does not follow immediately." |
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Things to Come |
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Luke 21:10
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Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation
will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, |
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Luke 21:11
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and there will be great
earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors
and great signs from heaven. |
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Luke 21:12
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"But before all these
things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you
to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My
name's sake. |
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Luke 21:13
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It will lead to an opportunity
for your testimony. |
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Luke 21:14
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So make up your minds
not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; |
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Luke 21:15
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for I will give you utterance
and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute. |
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Luke 21:16
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But you will be betrayed
even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some
of you to death, |
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Luke 21:17
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and you will be hated
by all because of My name. |
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Luke 21:18
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Yet not a hair of your
head will perish. |
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Luke 21:19
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By your endurance you
will gain your lives. |
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Luke 21:20
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But when you see Jerusalem
surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. |
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Luke 21:21
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Then those who are in
Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must
leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city; |
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Luke 21:22
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because these are days
of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. |
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Luke 21:23
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Woe to those who are
pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be
great distress upon the land and wrath to this people; |
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Luke 21:24
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and they will fall by
the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem
will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are
fulfilled. |
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The Return of Christ |
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Luke 21:25
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"There will be signs
in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity
at the roaring of the sea and the waves, |
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Luke 21:26
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men fainting from fear
and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers
of the heavens will be shaken. |
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Luke 21:27
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Then they will see THE
SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory. |
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Luke 21:28
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But when these things
begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption
is drawing near." |
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Luke 21:29
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Then He told them a parable: "Behold
the fig tree and all the trees; |
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Luke 21:30
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as soon as they put forth
leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near. |
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Luke 21:31
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So you also, when you
see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near. |
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Luke 21:32
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Truly I say to you, this
generation will not pass away until all things take place. |
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Luke 21:33
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Heaven and earth will
pass away, but My words will not pass away. |
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Luke 21:34
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"Be on guard, so that
your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the
worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; |
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Luke 21:35
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for it will come upon
all those who dwell on the face of all the earth. |
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Luke 21:36
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But keep on the alert
at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that
are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." |
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Luke 21:37
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Now during the day He was teaching in the temple,
but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called
Olivet. |
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Luke 21:38
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And all the people would get up early in the
morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him. |
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