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 will be hated of all for my name's sake. 18And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish. By your patient endurance gain your souls. 20But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that its desolation is drawn nigh. 21Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of it depart out, and those who are in the country not enter into it;

Luke 21:19 word by word

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

• patientὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• gainκτάομαιktaomai · to possesG2932
• soulsψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590

Cross-references for Luke 21:19

• Luke 8:15But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Psalms 27:13Unless 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 that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
• Romans 5:3And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;
• Romans 8:25But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience.
• Romans 15:4For as many things as have been written before have been written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:5But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.
• Hebrews 6:11But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
• Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
• James 1:3knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
• James 5:7Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive [the] early and [the] latter rain.
• Revelation 1:9I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
• Revelation 2:2I know thy works and [thy] labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil [men]; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves [are] apostles and are not, and hast found them liars;

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