Luke 21:11

Luke 21:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Context of Luke 21:11

9When you hear of wars and disturbances [civil unrest, revolts, uprisings], do not panic; for these things must take place first, but the end will not come immediately.” 10Then Jesus told them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and [deadly and devastating] pestilences (plagues, epidemics); and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven. 12“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake. 13This will be a time and an opportunity for you to testify [about Me].

Luke 21:11 word by word

σεισμοί τε μεγάλοι καὶ κατὰ τόπους λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ ἔσονται, φόβητρά τε καὶ ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ σημεῖα μεγάλα ἔσται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• earthquakesσεισμόςseismos · earthquakeG4578
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• divers placesτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• faminesλιμόςlimos · hungerG3042
• pestilencesλοιμόςloimos · pestilenceG3061
• fearful sightsφόβητρονphobētron · fearful thingG5400
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Luke 21:11

• Luke 21:25“There will be signs (attesting miracles) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth [there will be] distress and anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea and the waves,
• Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not provide its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Commentaries on Luke 21:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Fearful sights - What these were the reader will find in detail on Matthew 24:7; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-28Verses 5-28 With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness, as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all knowledge is desirable as far as it is in order to practice. Though spiritual judgements are the most common in gospel times, yet God makes use of temporal judgments also. Christ tells them what hard things they should suffer for his name's sake, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Destructive events like these are often associated with: the judgment of God (1 Samuel 14:15; Psalm 18:7–8; Isaiah 2:19, 21; 5:25; 13:13; 24:18; 29:5–6; Jeremiah 14:12; 21:6–7; Ezekiel 14:21; Amos 1:1) and the end of the age (Isaiah 24:18; 29:5–6; Ezekiel 38:19; Joel 2:10; Haggai 2:6, 21; Zechariah 14:4; compare Revelation 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18). great signs from heaven: See study note on 21:25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. not terrified--(See Lu 21:19; Is 8:11-14). end not by and by--or immediately, not yet (Mt 24:6; Mr 13:7): that is, "Worse must come before all is over."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:11

• Earthquakes
• Famine
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Commotion
• Distress
• Gainsay
• Gospels
• Lift
• Look
• Mouth
• Surfeiting
• Terrify

Commentaries on Luke 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings