1 En toe Hy opkyk, sien Hy die rykes wat hulle gawes in die skatkis gooi.
2 En Hy het ook 'n arm weduwee daar twee geldstukkies sien ingooi.
3 En Hy sê: Waarlik, Ek sê vir julle dat hierdie arm weduwee meer as almal ingegooi het.
4 Want hulle almal het uit hul oorvloed by die gawes van God ingegooi, maar sy het uit haar gebrek ingegooi alles wat sy gehad het om van te lewe.
5 En toe sommige oor die tempel praat, dat dit met mooi klippe en gewyde geskenke versierd was, sê Hy:
6 Hierdie dinge wat julle sien daar sal dae kom wanneer daar nie een klip op die ander gelaat sal word wat nie afgebreek sal word nie.
7 En hulle vra Hom en sê: Meester, wanneer sal dit dan wees, en wat is die teken wanneer dit gaan gebeur?
8 En Hy antwoord: Pas op dat julle nie mislei word nie; want baie sal onder my Naam kom en sê: Dit is ek! en: Die tyd is naby! Gaan dan nie agter hulle aan nie.
9 En wanneer julle hoor van oorloë en opstande, moenie skrik nie; want die dinge moet eers plaasvind, maar dit is nie dadelik die einde nie.
10 Toe sê Hy vir hulle: Die een nasie sal teen die ander opstaan en die een koninkryk teen die ander.
11 En daar sal groot aardbewings op verskillende plekke wees en hongersnode en pessiektes; en daar sal verskriklike dinge en groot tekens van die hemel kom.
12 Maar voor al hierdie dinge sal hulle die hande aan julle slaan en julle vervolg en oorlewer in sinagoges en gevangenisse en julle voor konings en goewerneurs bring ter wille van my Naam.
13 En dit sal vir julle uitloop op 'n getuienis.
14 Neem julle dan in jul harte voor om nie vooraf oor julle verdediging te dink nie.
15 Want Ek sal aan julle woorde en wysheid gee wat al julle teëstanders nie sal kan teëspreek of weerstaan nie.
16 Maar julle sal oorgelewer word ook deur ouers en broers en bloedverwante en vriende, en hulle sal van julle doodmaak.
17 En julle sal gehaat wees deur almal ter wille van my Naam.
18 En geen haar van julle hoof sal ooit verlore gaan nie.
19 Deur julle volharding moet julle jul lewe in besit kry.
20 En wanneer julle Jerusalem deur leërs omsingeld sien, dan moet julle weet dat sy verwoesting naby is.
21 Dan moet die wat in Judiais, na die berge vlug; en die wat in die stad is, moet uitgaan; en die wat in die buitewyke is, moet nie daar inkom nie.
22 Want dit sal dae van wraak wees, sodat alles wat geskrywe is, vervul kan word.
23 Maar wee die vroue wat swanger is en die wat nog soog in daardie dae; want daar sal 'n groot nood in die land wees en toorn oor hierdie volk.
24 En hulle sal deur die skerpte van die swaard val en as krygsgevangenes geneem word na al die nasies, en Jerusalem sal vertrap word deur die nasies totdat die tye van die nasies vervul is.
25 En daar sal tekens wees aan son en maan en sterre, en op die aarde benoudheid van nasies in hulle radeloosheid, wanneer see en branders dreun,
26 en mense se harte beswyk van vrees en verwagting van die dinge wat oor die wêreld kom. Want die kragte van die hemele sal geskud word.
27 En dan sal hulle die Seun van die mens sien kom in 'n wolk, met groot krag en heerlikheid.
28 En as hierdie dinge begin gebeur, kyk dan na bo en hef julle hoofde op, omdat julle verlossing naby is.
29 Toe vertel Hy hulle 'n gelykenis: Let op die vyeboom en al die bome.
30 Net soos hulle bot, weet julle vanself, as julle dit sien, dat die somer al naby is.
31 So moet julle ook weet dat die koninkryk van God naby is wanneer julle hierdie dinge sien gebeur.
32 Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, hierdie geslag sal sekerlik nie verbygaan voordat alles gebeur het nie.
33 Die hemel en die aarde sal verbygaan, maar my woorde sal nooit verbygaan nie.
34 Maar pas op vir julleself, dat julle harte nie miskien beswaar word deur swelgery en dronkenskap en sorge van die lewe nie, en die dag julle nie skielik oorval nie.
35 Want soos 'n strik sal hy kom oor almal wat op die hele aarde woon.
36 Waak dan en bid altyddeur, sodat julle waardig geag mag word om al hierdie dinge wat kom, te ontvlug en voor die Seun van die mens te staan.
37 En Hy was oordag in die tempel besig om te leer, en snags het Hy uitgegaan en vernag op die berg wat die Olyfberg genoem word.
38 En die hele volk het vroeg in die môre na Hom in die tempel gekom om na Hom te luister.
1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.
2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.
3 And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:
4 For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.
5 And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,
6 As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.
7 And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?
8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.
9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.
10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:
11 There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.
12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.
13 And it will be turned to a witness for you.
14 So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:
15 For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
16 But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
17 And you will be hated by all men, because of me.
18 But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.
19 By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.
20 But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.
21 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in.
22 For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.
23 It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.
24 And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete.
25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;
26 Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.
27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.
28 But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.
29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;
30 When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.
31 In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.
33 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:
35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.
36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
37 And every day he was teaching in the Temple and every night he went out to the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives to take his rest.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to give ear to his words in the Temple.