English Standard Version
Luke 21:6
6"As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
Luke 21:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
- New International Version (NIV)“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)“These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”
Context of Luke 21:6
4For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." 5And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, "As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." 7And they asked him, "Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?" 8And he said, "See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
Read all of Luke 21Luke 21:6 word by word
ταῦτα ἃ θεωρεῖτε, ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται λίθος ἐπὶ λίθῳ ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ye beholdθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
- the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- there shallἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
- notοὐou · noG3756
- one stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- be thrown downκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647
Cross-references for Luke 21:6
- Luke 19:44and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation."
- 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and the house that I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight, and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
- 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
- Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
- Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'"
- James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?
- James 4:1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
- James 5:18Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
- Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them.
- Daniel 9:26And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
- Micah 3:12Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
- Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars!
- Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
- Matthew 24:2But he answered them, "You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
- Mark 13:2And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
Commentaries on Luke 21:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6One stone upon another - This was literally fulfilled. See Matthew 24:2.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6See the notes at Matthew 24:2.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. 6not one stone will be left on another: See study note on 19:43–44.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385-7. (See on Mt 24:1-3.)Read the comment
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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
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