[21:10] Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. [21:11] There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven. [21:12] But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. [21:13] It will turn out as a testimony for you. [21:14] Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer, [21:15] for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict. [21:16] You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death. [21:17] You will be hated by all men for my name's sake. [21:18] And not a hair of your head will perish.
[21:19] "By your endurance you will win your lives.
[21:20] "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. [21:21] Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein. [21:22] For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. [21:23] Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. [21:24] They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. [21:25] There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves; [21:26] men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. [21:27] Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [21:28] But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."
[21:29] He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees. [21:30] When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near. [21:31] Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near. [21:32] Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished. [21:33] Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
[21:34] "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly. [21:35] For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth. [21:36] Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
[21:37] Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet. [21:38] All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
[22:1] Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, drew near. [22:2] The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people. [22:3] Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve. [22:4] He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them. [22:5] They were glad, and agreed to give him money. [22:6] He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude. [22:7] The day of unleavened bread came, on which the Passover must be sacrificed. [22:8] He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."
[22:9] They said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare?"
[22:10] He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters. [22:11] Tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"' [22:12] He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there."
[22:13] They went, found things as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. [22:14] When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles. [22:15] He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, [22:16] for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God." [22:17] He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves, [22:18] for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes."