Luke · Chapter 21

[ edit] Forſoþe he biholdinge ſyȝ þo riche men, whiche ſenten her ȝiftis in to þe treſorie; forſoþe he ſyȝ alſo ſum litel pore widowe ſendynge tweie litle moneys, eþir a ferþing. And he ſeyde, Treuli I ſeye to ȝou, for þis pore widowe ſente more þan alle men. Forwhi alle þes ſenten in to ȝiftis of God, of þe þing plenteuouſly to hem; forſoþe þis widowe of þis þing þat fayleþ to hir, ſente al hir lyfloode, þat ſhe hadde. And ſum men ſeyinge of þe temple, þat it was ourned wiþ goode ſtoones and ȝyftis, he ſeyde, Þes þingis þat ȝe ſeen, dayes ſchulen come, in which a ſtoon ſchal not be left on a ſtoon, which ſchal not be diſtroyed.

Soþli þei axiden him, ſeyinge, Comaundour, whanne ſchulen þes þingis be? and what tokene, whanne þei ſchulen bigynne to be don? Which ſeide, Se ȝe, þat ȝe be not diſceyued; forſoþe manye ſchulen come in my name, ſeyinge, For I am, and þe tyme ſchal neiȝe; þerfore nyle ȝe go aftir hem. But whanne ȝe ſchulen heere batels and diſſenciouns wiþ ynne, nyle ȝe be aferd; it bihoueþ firſt þes þingis to be don, but not ȝit anoon þe ende. Þanne he ſeide to hem, Folk ſchal ryſe aȝens folk, and rewme aȝens rewme; and grete mouyngis of erþe ſchulen be by places, and peſtilenſis, and hungris, and dredis fro heuene, and grete tokenes ſchulen be.

But bifore alle þes þingis þei ſchulen ſette hir hondis on ȝou, and ſchulen purſuwe, bitakinge in to ſynagogis and kepingis, eþer priſouns, drawynge to kingis and iuſtiſis, for my name; forſoþe it ſchal bifalle to ȝou in to witneſſing. Þerfore putte ȝe in ȝoure hertis, not to þenke bifore, how ȝe ſchulen anſwere; for I ſchal ȝyue to ȝou mouþ and wyſdom, to whiche alle ȝoure aduerſaries ſchulen not mowe aȝenſtonde, and aȝenſeye. Soþli ȝe ſchulen be bytrayed of fadir, and modir, and briþeren, and coſyns, and frendis, and by deeþ þei ſchulen turmente ſumme of ȝou; and ȝe ſchulen be hatid of alle men for my name.

And an heer of ȝoure heed ſchal not periſche; in ȝoure pacience ȝe ſchulen welde ȝoure ſoulis. Forſoþ whanne ȝe ſchulen ſe Jeruſalem enuyrowned of an ooſt of batel, þanne wite ȝe, þat þe deſolacioun þerof ſchal neiȝe. Þanne þei þat ben in Judee, flee in to hillis; and þei þat ben in þe myddel of it, go awey; and þei þat ben in þe cuntreis, entre not in to it. For þes ben þe dayes of veniaunce, þat alle þingis þat ben writun, be fillid. Forſoþe wo to hem, þat ben wiþ childe, and noriſchen in þo dayes; for a greet tribulacioun ſchal be on erþe, and wraþþe to þis peple.

And þei ſchulen falle in þe mouþ of ſwerd, and þei ſchulen be ledd caytif in to alle folkis; and Jeruſalem ſchal be defoulid of heþen men, til þe tymes of naciouns be fillid. And tokenes ſchulen be in þe ſunne, and moone, and ſterris; and in þe erþe ſchal be ouerleying of folkis, for confuſioun of ſown of þe ſee and wawis; men waxinge drye for drede and abidinge þat ſchulen come on al þe world; forwhi vertues of heuene ſchulen be mouyd. And þanne þei ſchulen ſe mannis ſone comynge in a cloude, wiþ greet power and maieſte. Soþli þes þingis bigynnynge to be don, biholde ȝe, and reyſe ȝe ȝoure heedis, for ȝoure aȝen bying neiȝiþ.

And he ſeide to hem a licneſſe, Se ȝe þe fige tree, and alle trees, whanne þei bringen forþ of hem fruyt now, ȝe witen for ſomer is niȝ; ſo alſo, whanne ȝe ſchulen ſe þes þingis to be don, wite ȝe, for þe kyngdom of God is nyȝ. Treuli I ſeie to ȝou, for þis generacioun ſchal not paſſe, til alle þingis be don. Heuene and erþe ſchulen paſſe, but my wordis ſchulen not paſſe. Forſoþe take ȝe heede to ȝou ſilf, leſt per auenture ȝoure hertis be greuyd wiþ glotenye, and drunkeneſſe, and biſyneſſis of þis lyf, and þilke day come ſudeyn on ȝou; for as a ſnare it ſchal come on alle men, þat ſitten on þe face of al erþe.

And ſo wake ȝe, preiynge in ech tyme, þat ȝe be worþi to fle alle þes þingis þat ſchulen come, and to ſtonde bifore mannis ſone. Forſoþ in dayes he was techinge in þe temple, but he goynge out dwellide in nyȝtis in þe hil, which is clepid of Olyuete. And al þe peple roos erly, to come to him in þe temple, for to heere him.