The Widow's Offering
(Mark 12.41-44)1 Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their gifts in the Temple treasury, 2 and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins. 3 He said, “I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others. 4 For the others offered their gifts from what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, gave all she had to live on.”
Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple
(Matthew 24.1Matthew 2Mark 13.1Mark 2)5 Some of the disciples were talking about the Temple, how beautiful it looked with its fine stones and the gifts offered to God. Jesus said, 6 “All this you see—the time will come when not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one will be thrown down.”
Troubles and Persecutions
(Matthew 24.3-14Mark 13.3-13)7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will this be? And what will happen in order to show that the time has come for it to take place?”
8 Jesus said, “Watch out; don't be fooled. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don't follow them. 9 Don't be afraid when you hear of wars and revolutions; such things must happen first, but they do not mean that the end is near.”
10 He went on to say, “Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. 11 There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and plagues everywhere; there will be strange and terrifying things coming from the sky. 12 Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried in synagogues and be put in prison; you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake. 13 This will be your chance to tell the Good News. 14 Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves, 15 because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say. 16 You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me. 18 But not a single hair from your heads will be lost. 19 Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.
Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem
(Matthew 24.15-21Mark 13.14-19)20 “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed. 21 Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills; those who are in the city must leave, and those who are out in the country must not go into the city. 22 For those will be ‘The Days of Punishment,’ to make come true all that the Scriptures say. 23 How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people. 24 Some will be killed by the sword, and others will be taken as prisoners to all countries; and the heathen will trample over Jerusalem until their time is up.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Matthew 24.29-31Mark 13.24-27)25 “There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon, and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides. 26 People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses. 27 Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory. 28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near.”
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Matthew 24.32-35Mark 13.28-31)29 Then Jesus told them this parable: “Think of the fig tree and all the other trees. 30 When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near. 31 In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to come.
32 “Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living have all died. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Need to Watch
34 “Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you 35 like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth. 36 Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
37 Jesus spent those days teaching in the Temple, and when evening came, he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives. 38 Early each morning all the people went to the Temple to listen to him.
1 Viņš, savas acis pacēlis, redzēja bagātos savus ziedojumus metam tempļa šķirstā.
2 Bet viņš redzēja ari, ka kāda nabaga atraitne tur iemeta divas ārtavas,
3 Un sacīja: „Tiešām, es jums saku, šī nabaga atraitne ir vairāk ziedojusi nekā visi,
4 Jo visi citi ziedojuši no savas pārpilnības, bet viņa ziedojusi no savas trūcības visu savu padomu!“
5 Kad daži norādīja uz dievnamu, cik bagāti tas greznots skaistiem akmeņiem un ziedotām dāvanām, viņš sacīja,:
6 „Nāks dienas, kad no tā, ko jūs te redzat, ne akmens uz akmens nepaliks, ko nenopostīs.“
7 Tad viņi tam vaicāja: „Mācītāj, kad tas notiks? Un no kā lai mēs vērojam, kad tas sāks piepildīties?“
8 Viņš sacīja: „Pielūkojiet, ka jūs nepieviļ! Jo daudzi nāks manā vārdā un sacīs: Es tas esmu, un: laiks ir atnācis, bet nesekojiet viņiem!
9 Un kad jūs dzirdat par kariem un dumpjiem, nebaidaities! Jo visam tam vajaga papriekš nākt, bet tūliņ vēl nav gals.“
10 Tad viņš sacīja: „Tauta celsies pret tautu un valsts pret valsti,
11 Lielas zemes-trīces būs, kā arī bads un mēris vietu vietām, šausmu parādības un lielas zīmes no debesīm.
12 Bet vēl priekš tam tie savas rokas pacels pret jums un vajās jūs, nododot jūs sinagogās un cietumos, vedot jūs ķēniņu un valdnieku priekšā mana vārda dēļ.
13 Viss tas nāks, lai jūs nodotu liecību.
14 Tad nu apņemieties savās sirdīs nerūpēties iepriekš, kā jūs aizstāvēsities.
15 Jo es jums došu vārdus un gudrību, kam visi jūsu ienaidnieki nevarēs preti stāvēt.
16 Pat vecāki un brāļi, radi un draugi jūs nodos, un dažus no jums nonāvēs.
17 Un visi jūs ienīdīs mana vārda dēļ.
18 Tomēr neviens mats no jūsu galvas nepazudīs;
19 Ar savu izturību jūs iemantosit sev dzīvību!
20 Bet kad jūs Jeruzālemi redzat karaspēka ielenktu, tad zinait, ka viņas izpostīšanas brīdis ir pienācis.
21 Tad lai tie, kas ir Jūdejā, bēg kalnos, kas ir pilsētā, lai iziet ārā, un, kas ir uz laukiem, lai neiet pilsētā,
22 Jo tās ir atriebšanas dienas, lai piepildās viss, kas ir rakstīts.
23 Vai grūtajām un zīdītājām tajās dienās! Jo lielas briesmas nāks pār zemi un dusmas pār šo tautu:
24 No zobena asmeņa tie kritis un kā gūstekņus tos aizvedis pie tautu tautām. Un tautas samīs Jeruzālemi, tiekams viņu laiki būs piepildīti.
25 Pēc tam būs zīmes pie saules, mēness un zvaigznēm, tautas virs zemes būs neziņā, kur palikt, jo jūj-a kauks un celsies.
26 Un cilvēkiem sirds pamirs izbailēs, gaidot lietas, kas nāks visā pasaulē: jo debesu stiprumi sakustēsies.
27 Un tad redzēs Cilvēka Dēlu nākam padebesī lielā spēkā un godībā.
28 Kad tas sāk piepildīties, tad stiprinaities un celiet uz augšu savas galvas, jo jūsu pestīšana tuvojas.“
29 Un viņš tiem teica līdzību: „Uzlūkojiet vīģes koku un pārējos kokus,
30 Kad tiem pumpuri raisās, jūs paši no sevis zināt, ka vasara jau ir tuvu.
31 Tāpat, redzot visu šo notiekam, jums būs zināt, ka tuvu ir Dieva valstība.
32 Tiešām, es jums saku, šī cilts nezudīs, tiekāms viss būs noticis.
33 Debess un zeme zudis, bet mani vārdi nezudīs!
34 Bet sargaities, ka jūsu sirdis netop apgrūtinātas no vīna skurbuma un reibuma un laicīgām rūpēm, ka šī diena jums piepeši neuzbrūk;
35 Jo kā slazda valgs viņa nāks pār visiem, kas dzīvo zemes virsū.
36 Tāpēc palieciet nomodā visu laiku, Dievu lūgdami, lai jūs spētu izglābties no visām šīm briesmām, kurām ir jānāk, un lai jūs varētu stāties Cilvēka Dēla priekšā.“
37 Tā viņš dienā bija dievnamā un mācīja, bet pa naktīm atstāja pilsētu un pārnakšņoja uz tā saucamā Eļļas kalna,
38 Bet no rītiem agri visa tauta steidzās pie viņa, lai dievnamā klausītos viņa mācības.
