Luke 21:19

Luke 21:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In your patience possess ye your souls.
• New International Version (NIV)Stand firm, and you will win life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By your endurance you will gain your lives.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By your patience possess your souls.

Context of Luke 21:19

17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. 18And not a hair of your head shall perish. In your patience ye shall win your souls. 20But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. 21Then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.

Luke 21:19 word by word

ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν κτήσασθε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

• soulsψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590

Cross-references for Luke 21:19

• Luke 8:15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Psalms 27:13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.
• Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Romans 2:7to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
• Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;
• Romans 8:25But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
• Romans 15:4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
• Hebrews 6:11And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
• Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
• James 1:3knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.
• James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.
• Revelation 1:9I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patiencewhich arein Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
• Revelation 2:2I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false;

Commentaries on Luke 21:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19In your patience - Rather, your perseverance, your faithful continuance in my word and doctrine. Ye will preserve your souls. Ye shall escape the Roman sword, and not one of you shall perish in the destruction of Jerusalem. Instead of , possess, or preserve ye, I read , ye shall preserve. This reading is supported by AB-B, five others; both the Syriac, all the Arabic, Ethiopic, Vulgate, all the Itala except two, Origen, Macarius, and Tertullian.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. 18-19not even a hair of your head will perish: This expression means complete protection (1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; 1 Kings 1:52; Daniel 3:27). Here, it refers to the disciples' souls, because some would be killed because of their faith (Luke 21:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385-7. (See on Mt 24:1-3.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Patience
• Persecution
• Resignation
• 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