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And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
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Just then he looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate.
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As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.
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And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
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While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.
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And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
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Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies.
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He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.
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and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
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Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two pennies.
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And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
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He said, "The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today.
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"I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
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So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;
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"I assure you," he said, "this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
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For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
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All these others made offerings that they'll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn't afford--she gave her all!"
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All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
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for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had."
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For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has."
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And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
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One day people were standing around talking about the Temple, remarking how beautiful it was, the splendor of its stonework and memorial gifts. Jesus said,
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Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said,
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Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said,
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Some of his disciples began talking about the beautiful stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said,
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As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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"All this you're admiring so much--the time is coming when every stone in that building will end up in a heap of rubble."
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"As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down."
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"These things which you see--the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down."
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"The time is coming when all these things will be so completely demolished that not one stone will be left on top of another."
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And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
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They asked him, "Teacher, when is this going to happen? What clue will we get that it's about to take place?"
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"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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So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?"
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"Teacher," they asked, "when will all this take place? And will there be any sign ahead of time?"
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And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
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He said, "Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, "I'm the One,' or, "The end is near.' Don't fall for any of that.
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He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them.
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And He said: "Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am He,' and, "The time has drawn near.' Therefore do not go after them.
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He replied, "Don't let anyone mislead you. For many will come in my name, claiming to be the Messiah and saying, 'The time has come!' But don't believe them.
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But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
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When you hear of wars and uprisings, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history and no sign of the end."
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When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away."
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But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately."
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And when you hear of wars and insurrections, don't panic. Yes, these things must come, but the end won't follow immediately."
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Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
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He went on, "Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over.
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Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
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Then He said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
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Then he added, "Nations and kingdoms will proclaim war against each other.
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And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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Huge earthquakes will occur in various places. There will be famines. You'll think at times that the very sky is falling.
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There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
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And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
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There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and epidemics in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs in the heavens.
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But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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"But before any of this happens, they'll arrest you, hunt you down, and drag you to court and jail. It will go from bad to worse, dog-eat-dog, everyone at your throat because you carry my name.
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"But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.
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But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.
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"But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will be accused before kings and governors of being my followers.
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And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
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You'll end up on the witness stand, called to testify.
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This will result in your being witnesses to them.
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But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
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This will be your opportunity to tell them about me.
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Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
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Make up your mind right now not to worry about it.
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But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.
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Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;
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So don't worry about how to answer the charges against you,
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For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
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I'll give you the words and wisdom that will reduce all your accusers to stammers and stutters.
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For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
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for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
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for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply!
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And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
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"You'll even be turned in by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. Some of you will be killed.
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You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
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You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.
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Even those closest to you--your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends--will betray you. And some of you will be killed.
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And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
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There's no telling who will hate you because of me.
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All men will hate you because of me.
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And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.
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And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me.
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But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
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Even so, every detail of your body and soul--even the hairs of your head!-is in my care; nothing of you will be lost.
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But not a hair of your head will perish.
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But not a hair of your head shall be lost.
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But not a hair of your head will perish!
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In your patience possess ye your souls.
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Staying with it--that's what is required. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry; you'll be saved.
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By standing firm you will gain life.
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By your patience possess your souls.
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By standing firm, you will win your souls.
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And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
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"When you see soldiers camped all around Jerusalem, then you'll know that she is about to be devastated.
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"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
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"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.
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"And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived.
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Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
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If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills. If you're in the city, get out quickly. If you're out in the fields, don't go home to get your coat.
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Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.
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Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her.
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Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. Let those in Jerusalem escape, and those outside the city should not enter it for shelter.
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For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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This is Vengeance Day--everything written about it will come to a head.
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For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
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For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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For those will be days of God's vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
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But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
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Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Incredible misery! Torrential rage!
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How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
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But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.
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How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for mothers nursing their babies. For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.
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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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People dropping like flies; people dragged off to prisons; Jerusalem under the boot of barbarians until the nations finish what was given them to do.
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They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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They will be brutally killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be conquered and trampled down by the Gentiles until the age of the Gentiles comes to an end.
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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
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"It will seem like all hell has broken loose--sun, moon, stars, earth, sea,
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"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
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"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
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"And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.
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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
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in an uproar and everyone all over the world in a panic, the wind knocked out of them by the threat of doom, the powers-that-be quaking.
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Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
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men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up.
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And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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"And then--then!-they'll see the Son of Man welcomed in grand style--a glorious welcome!
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At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory.
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And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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When all this starts to happen, up on your feet. Stand tall with your heads high. Help is on the way!"
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When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
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Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
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So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!"
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And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
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He told them a story. "Look at a fig tree. Any tree for that matter.
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He told them this parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
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Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
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Then he gave them this illustration: "Notice the fig tree, or any other tree.
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When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
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When the leaves begin to show, one look tells you that summer is right around the corner.
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When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
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When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.
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When the leaves come out, you know without being told that summer is near.
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So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
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The same here--when you see these things happen, you know God's kingdom is about here.
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Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
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So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
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Just so, when you see the events I've described taking place, you can be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.
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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
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Don't brush this off: I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for this one, too--these things will happen.
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"I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.
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I assure you, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these events have taken place.
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Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
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Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
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Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will remain forever.
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And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
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"But be on your guard. Don't let the sharp edge of your expectation get dulled by parties and drinking and shopping. Otherwise, that Day is going to take you by complete surprise, spring on you suddenly like a trap,
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"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.
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"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
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"Watch out! Don't let me find you living in careless ease and drunkenness, and filled with the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware,
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For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
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for it's going to come on everyone, everywhere, at once.
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For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth.
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For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
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as in a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
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Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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So, whatever you do, don't go to sleep at the switch. Pray constantly that you will have the strength and wits to make it through everything that's coming and end up on your feet before the Son of Man."
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Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."
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Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible, you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man."
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And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
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He spent his days in the Temple teaching, but his nights out on the mountain called Olives.
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Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,
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And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.
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Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
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And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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All the people were up at the crack of dawn to come to the Temple and listen to him.
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and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.
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Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him.
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The crowds gathered early each morning to hear him.
