Focused Passage
The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man
Jesus contrasts the widow’s costly offering with outward religious abundance, foretells the temple’s destruction, prepares disciples for deception and persecution, announces Jerusalem’s siege and devastation, widens the horizon to the coming of the Son of Man, and commands watchful readiness.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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