Luke 21:20 — Meaning and Application

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“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.”

Luke 21:20

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But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

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.

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

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Luke 21:1

"And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury."

Luke 21:2

"And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites."

Luke 21:3

"And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:"

Luke 21:4

"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."

Luke 21:5

"And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,"

Luke 21:6

"{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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