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1. As Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their gifts into the temple offering boxes.
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1. And G1161 he looked up G308 , and saw G1492 the G3588 rich men G4145 casting G906 their G848 gifts G1435 into G1519 the G3588 treasury G1049 .
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2. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.
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2. And G1161 he saw G1492 also G2532 a certain G5100 poor G3998 widow G5503 casting in G906 thither G1563 two G1417 mites G3016 .
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3. "What I'm about to tell you is true," Jesus said. "That poor widow has put in more than all the others.
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3. And G2532 he said G2036 , Of a truth G230 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , that G3754 this G3778 poor G4434 widow G5503 hath cast in G906 more G4119 than they all G3956 :
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4. All of those other people gave a lot because they are rich. But even though she is poor, she put in everything. She had nothing left to live on."
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4. For G1063 all G537 these G3778 have of G1537 their G846 abundance G4052 cast in G906 unto G1519 the G3588 offerings G1435 of God G2316 : but G1161 she G3778 of G1537 her G848 penury G5303 hath cast in G906 all G537 the G3588 living G979 that G3739 she had G2192 .
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5. Some of Jesus' disciples were talking about the temple. They spoke about how it was decorated with beautiful stones and with gifts that honored God. But Jesus asked,
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5. And G2532 as some G5100 spake G3004 of G4012 the G3588 temple G2411 , how G3754 it was adorned G2885 with goodly G2570 stones G3037 and G2532 gifts G334 , he said G2036 ,
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6. "Do you see all this? The time will come when not one stone will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down."
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6. As for these things G5023 which G3739 ye behold G2334 , the days G2250 will come G2064 , in G1722 the which G3739 there shall not G3756 be left G863 one stone upon another G3037 G1909 G3037 , that G3739 shall not G3756 be thrown down G2647 .
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7. "Teacher," they asked, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?"
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7. And G1161 they asked G1905 him G846 , saying G3004 , Master G1320 , but when G4219 shall G3767 these things G5023 be G2071 ? and G2532 what G5101 sign G4592 will there be when G3752 these things G5023 shall G3195 come to pass G1096 ?
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8. Jesus replied, "Keep watch! Be careful that you are not fooled. Many will come in my name. They will claim, 'I am he!' And they will say, 'The time is near!' Do not follow them.
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8. And G1161 he G3588 said G2036 , Take heed G991 that ye be not G3361 deceived G4105 : for G1063 many G4183 shall come G2064 in G1909 my G3450 name G3686 , saying G3004 , I G1473 am G1510 Christ ; and G2532 the G3588 time G2540 draweth near G1448 : go G4198 ye not G3361 therefore G3767 after G3694 them G846 .
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9. Do not be afraid when you hear about wars and about fighting against rulers. Those things must happen first. But the end will not come right away."
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9. But G1161 when G3752 ye shall hear G191 of wars G4171 and G2532 commotions G181 , be not G3361 terrified G4422 : for G1063 these things G5023 must G1163 first G4412 come to pass G1096 ; but G235 the G3588 end G5056 is not G3756 by and by G2112 .
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10. Then Jesus said to them, "Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom.
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10. Then G5119 said G3004 he unto them G846 , Nation G1484 shall rise G1453 against G1909 nation G1484 , and G2532 kingdom G932 against G1909 kingdom G932 :
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11. In many places there will be powerful earthquakes. People will go hungry. There will be terrible sicknesses. Things will happen that will make people afraid. There will be great and miraculous signs from heaven.
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11. And G5037 great G3173 earthquakes G4578 shall be G2071 in divers places G2596 G5117 , and G2532 famines G3042 , and G2532 pestilences G3061 ; and G5037 fearful sights G5400 and G2532 great G3173 signs G4592 shall there be G2071 from G575 heaven G3772 .
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12. "But before all this, people will arrest you and treat you badly. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons. You will be brought to kings and governors. All this will happen to you because of my name.
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12. But G1161 before G4253 all G537 these G5130 , they shall lay G1911 their G848 hands G5495 on G1909 you G5209 , and G2532 persecute G1377 you, delivering you up G3860 to G1519 the synagogues G4864 , and G2532 into prisons G5438 , being brought G71 before G1909 kings G935 and G2532 rulers G2232 for my name's sake G1752 G3450 G3686 .
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13. In that way you will be witnesses to them.
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13. And G1161 it shall turn G576 to you G5213 for G1519 a testimony G3142 .
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14. But make up your mind not to worry ahead of time about how to stand up for yourselves.
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14. Settle G5087 it therefore G3767 in G1519 your G5216 hearts G2588 , not G3361 to meditate before G4304 what ye shall answer G626 :
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15. I will give you words of wisdom. None of your enemies will be able to withstand them or oppose them.
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15. For G1063 I G1473 will give G1325 you G5213 a mouth G4750 and G2532 wisdom G4678 , which G3739 all G3956 your G5213 adversaries G480 shall not G3756 be able G1410 to gainsay G471 nor G3761 resist G436 .
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16. "Even your parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends will hand you over to the authorities. They will put some of you to death.
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16. And G1161 ye shall be betrayed G3860 both G2532 by G5259 parents G1118 , and G2532 brethren G80 , and G2532 kinsfolk G4773 , and G2532 friends G5384 ; and G2532 some of G1537 you G5216 shall they cause to be put to death G2289 .
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17. Everyone will hate you because of me.
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17. And G2532 ye shall be G2071 hated G3404 of G5259 all G3956 men for my name's sake G1223 G3450 G3686 .
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18. But not a hair on your head will be harmed.
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18. But G2532 there shall not G3364 a hair G2359 of G1537 your G5216 head G2776 perish G622 .
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19. If you stand firm, you will gain life.
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19. In G1722 your G5216 patience G5281 possess G2932 ye your G5216 souls G5590 .
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20. "A time is coming when you will see armies surround Jerusalem. Then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.
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20. And G1161 when G3752 ye shall see G1492 Jerusalem G2419 compassed G2944 with G5259 armies G4760 , then G5119 know G1097 that G3754 the G3588 desolation G2050 thereof G846 is nigh G1448 .
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21. Those who are in Judea should then escape to the mountains. Those in the city should get out. Those in the country should not enter the city.
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21. Then G5119 let them G3588 which are in G1722 Judea G2449 flee G5343 to G1519 the G3588 mountains G3735 ; and G2532 let them G3588 which are in G1722 the midst G3319 of it G848 depart out G1633 ; and G2532 let not G3361 them G3588 that are in G1722 the G3588 countries G5561 enter G1525 thereinto G1519 G846 .
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22. This is the time when God will punish Jerusalem. Everything will come true, just as it has been written.
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22. For G3754 these G3778 be G1526 the days G2250 of vengeance G1557 , that all things G3956 which are written G1125 may be fulfilled G4137 .
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23. "How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women! How awful for nursing mothers! There will be terrible suffering in the land. There will be great anger against those people.
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23. But G1161 woe G3759 unto them that are with child G2192 G1722 G1064 , and G2532 to them that give suck G2337 , in G1722 those G1565 days G2250 ! for G1063 there shall be G2071 great G3173 distress G318 in G1909 the G3588 land G1093 , and G2532 wrath G3709 upon G1722 this G5129 people G2992 .
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24. Some will be killed by the sword. Others will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be overrun by those who aren't Jews until the times of the non?Jews come to an end.
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24. And G2532 they shall fall G4098 by the edge G4750 of the sword G3162 , and G2532 shall be led away captive G163 into G1519 all G3956 nations G1484 : and G2532 Jerusalem G2419 shall be G2071 trodden down G3961 of G5259 the Gentiles G1484 , until G891 the times G2540 of the Gentiles G1484 be fulfilled G4137 .
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25. "There will be miraculous signs in the sun, moon and stars. The nations of the earth will be in terrible pain. They will be puzzled by the roaring and tossing of the sea.
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25. And G2532 there shall be G2071 signs G4592 in G1722 the sun G2246 , and G2532 in the moon G4582 , and G2532 in the stars G798 ; and G2532 upon G1909 the G3588 earth G1093 distress G4928 of nations G1484 , with G1722 perplexity G640 ; the sea G2281 and G2532 the waves G4535 roaring G2278 ;
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26. Terror will make people faint. They will be worried about what is happening in the world. The sun, moon and stars will be shaken from their places.
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26. Men G444 's hearts failing them G674 for G575 fear G5401 , and G2532 for looking after G4329 those things which are coming on G1904 the G3588 earth G3625 : for G1063 the G3588 powers G1411 of heaven G3772 shall be shaken G4531 .
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27. "At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud. He will come with power and great glory.
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27. And G2532 then G5119 shall they see G3700 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 coming G2064 in G1722 a cloud G3507 with G3326 power G1411 and G2532 great G4183 glory G1391 .
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28. When these things begin to take place, stand up. Hold your head up with joy and hope. The time when you will be set free will be very close."
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28. And G1161 when these things G5130 begin G756 to come to pass G1096 , then look up G352 , and G2532 lift up G1869 your G5216 heads G2776 ; for G1360 your G5216 redemption G629 draweth nigh G1448 .
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29. Jesus told them a story. "Look at the fig tree and all the trees," he said.
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29. And G2532 he spake G2036 to them G846 a parable G3850 ; Behold G1492 the G3588 fig tree G4808 , and G2532 all G3956 the G3588 trees G1186 ;
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30. "When you see leaves appear on the branches, you know that summer is near.
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30. When G3752 they now G2235 shoot forth G4261 , ye see G991 and know G1097 of G575 your own selves G1438 that G3754 summer G2330 is G2076 now G2235 nigh at hand G1451 .
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31. In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that God's kingdom is near.
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31. So G2532 likewise G3779 ye G5210 , when G3752 ye see G1492 these things G5023 come to pass G1096 , know G1097 ye that G3754 the G3588 kingdom G932 of God G2316 is G2076 nigh at hand G1451 .
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32. "What I'm about to tell you is true. The people living at that time will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
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32. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 G3754 , This G3778 generation G1074 shall not G3364 pass away G3928 , till G2193 G302 all G3956 be fulfilled G1096 .
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33. Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.
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33. Heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1093 shall pass away G3928 : but G1161 my G3450 words G3056 shall not G3364 pass away G3928 .
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34. "Be careful. If you aren't, your hearts will be loaded down with wasteful living, drunkenness and the worries of life. Then the day the Son of Man returns will close on you like a trap. You will not be expecting it.
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34. And G1161 take heed G4337 to yourselves G1438 , lest at any time G3379 your G5216 hearts G2588 be overcharged G925 with G1722 surfeiting G2897 , and G2532 drunkenness G3178 , and G2532 cares G3308 of this life G982 , and G2532 so that G1565 day G2250 come G2186 upon G1909 you G5209 unawares G160 .
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35. That day will come upon every person who lives on the whole earth.
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35. For G1063 as G5613 a snare G3803 shall it come G1904 on G1909 all G3956 them that dwell G2521 on G1909 the face G4383 of the G3588 whole G3956 earth G1093 .
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36. "Always keep watching. Pray that you will be able to escape all that is about to happen. Also, pray that you will not be judged guilty when the Son of Man comes."
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36. Watch G69 ye therefore G3767 , and pray G1189 always G1722 G3956 G2540 , that G2443 ye may be accounted worthy G2661 to escape G1628 all G3956 these things G5023 that shall G3195 come to pass G1096 , and G2532 to stand G2476 before G1715 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 .
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37. Each day Jesus taught at the temple. And each evening he went to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives.
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37. And G1161 in the G3588 daytime G2250 he was G2258 teaching G1321 in G1722 the G3588 temple G2411 ; and G1161 at night G3571 he went out G1831 , and abode G835 in G1519 the G3588 mount G3735 that is called G2564 the mount of Olives G1636 .
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38. All the people came to the temple early in the morning. They wanted to hear Jesus speak.
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38. And G2532 all G3956 the G3588 people G2992 came early in the morning G3719 to G4314 him G846 in G1722 the G3588 temple G2411 , for to hear G191 him G846 .
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