Luke 21:16

Luke 21:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
• New International Version (NIV)You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.

Context of Luke 21:16

14So make up your minds not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15I will give you words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to oppose or prove wrong. “Even parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will betray you and kill some of you. 17Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. 18But not a hair on your head will be lost.

Luke 21:16 word by word

παραδοθήσεσθε δὲ καὶ ὑπὸ γονέων καὶ ἀδελφῶν καὶ συγγενῶν καὶ φίλων, καὶ θανατώσουσιν ἐξ ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ye shall be betrayedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• bothκαίkai · andG2532
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• kinsfolksσυγγενήςsuggenēs · kindredG4773
• friendsφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• shall they cause to be put to deathθανατόωthanatoō · to killG2289

Cross-references for Luke 21:16

• Jeremiah 9:4“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering.
• Jeremiah 12:6Even your relatives and members of your father’s household betray you. They have also formed a mob to find you. Don’t trust them when they say good things about you.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t have confidence in ⌞your⌟ friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
• Matthew 10:21“Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them.
• Mark 13:12“Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them.
• Acts 7:59While council members were executing Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, welcome my spirit.”
• Acts 12:2He had James, the brother of John, executed.
• Acts 26:10That is what I did in Jerusalem. By the authority I received from the chief priests, I locked many Christians in prison. I voted to have them killed every time a vote was taken.
• Revelation 2:13I know where you live. Satan’s throne is there. You hold on to my name and have not denied your belief in me, even in the days of Antipas. He was my faithful witness who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.
• Revelation 6:9When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had given about him.
• Revelation 12:11They won the victory over him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life so much that they refused to give it up.

Commentaries on Luke 21:16

• 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. 16Families in Jewish and Gentile communities have often been divided as some members follow Jesus and some reject him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385-7. (See on Mt 24:1-3.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:16

• Hypocrisy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Martyrdom
• Persecution
• 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