Luke 21:29-38
New International Version
29 He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God(A) is near.
32 “Truly I tell you, this generation(B) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(C)
34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(D) and that day will close on you suddenly(E) like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray(F) 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.”
37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple,(G) and each evening he went out(H) to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,(I) 38 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.(J)
Proverbs 20:16-30
New International Version
16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge(A) if it is done for an outsider.(B)
18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(E)
19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(F)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
20 If someone curses their father or mother,(G)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(H)
21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.(K)
24 A person’s steps are directed(L) by the Lord.(M)
How then can anyone understand their own way?(N)
25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
and only later to consider one’s vows.(O)
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
he drives the threshing wheel over them.(P)
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
gray hair the splendor of the old.(U)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
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