Part 19

012:042 But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.

012:043 So He called His disciples to Him and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that this widow, poor as she is, has thrown in more than all the other contributors to the Treasury;

012:044 for they have all contributed out of what they could well spare, but she out of her need has thrown in all she possessed-- all she had to live on."

013:001 As He was leaving the Temple, one of His disciples exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, what wonderful stones! what wonderful buildings!"

013:002 "You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."

013:003 He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,

013:004 "Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"

013:005 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.

013:006 Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.

013:007 But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.

013:008 For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

013:009 "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.

013:010 But the proclamation of the Good News must be carried to all the Gentiles before the End comes.

013:011 When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

013:012 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

013:013 You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.

013:014 "As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not"--let the reader observe these words--"then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

013:015 let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;

013:016 and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.

013:017 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!

013:018 "But pray that it may not come in the winter.

013:019 For those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;

013:020 and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.

013:021 "At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.

013:022 For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray-- if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.

013:023 But as for yourselves, be on your guard: I have forewarned you of everything.

013:024 "At that time, however, after that distress, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light;

013:025 the stars will be seen falling from the firmament, and the forces which are in the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.