Luke 21:22

Luke 21:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Context of Luke 21:22

20“When you see armies camped around Jerusalem, realize that the time is near for it to be destroyed. 21Then those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. Those of you in Jerusalem should leave it. Those of you in the fields shouldn’t go back into them. This will be a time of vengeance. Everything that is written about it will come true. 23“How horrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days. Indeed, the land will suffer very hard times, and its people will be punished. 24Swords will cut them down, and they will be carried off into all nations as prisoners. Nations will trample Jerusalem until the times allowed for the nations ⌞to do this⌟ are over.

Luke 21:22 word by word

ὅτι ἡμέραι ἐκδικήσεως αὗταί εἰσιν τοῦ πλησθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of vengeanceἐκδίκησιςekdikēsis · vengeanceG1557
• that all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• are writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• may be fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137

Cross-references for Luke 21:22

• Isaiah 34:8The Lord will have a day of vengeance, a year of revenge in defense of Zion.
• Isaiah 61:2⌞He has sent me⌟ to announce the year of the Lord’s good will and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all those who grieve.
• Jeremiah 51:6Run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! You shouldn’t die because of Babylon’s crimes. This is the time for the vengeance of the Lord. He will pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done.
• Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
• 2 Peter 2:9Since the Lord did all this, he knows how to rescue godly people when they are tested. He also knows how to hold immoral people for punishment on the day of judgment.
• 2 Peter 3:7By God’s word, the present heaven and earth are designated to be burned. They are being kept until the day ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.
• Leviticus 26:14“If you will not listen to me and obey all these commands,
• Deuteronomy 28:15Obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands and laws that I am giving you today. If you don’t, all these curses will come to you and stay close to you:
• Deuteronomy 29:19Someone may hear the conditions of this promise. He may think that he is so blessed that he can say, “I’ll be safe even if I go my own stubborn way. After all, ⌞the Lord would never⌟ sweep away well-watered ground along with dry ground.”
• Deuteronomy 32:34Isn’t this what I’ve stored under lock and key in my storehouses?
• Psalms 69:22Let the table set for them become a trap and a snare for their friends.
• Psalms 149:7to take vengeance on the nations, to punish the people of the world,
• Isaiah 65:12Now I will destine you for death. All of you will bow to be slaughtered. I called, but you didn’t answer. I spoke, but you didn’t listen. You did what I consider evil. You chose what I don’t like.
• Daniel 9:26But after the sixty-two sets of seven time periods, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The city and the holy place will be destroyed with the prince who is to come. His end will come with a flood until the end of the destructive war that has been determined.
• Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire will be able to burn down your cedars.
• Zechariah 14:1A day is going to come for the Lord when the loot you have taken will be divided among you.

Commentaries on Luke 21:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22These be the days of vengeance - See on Matthew 24:21; (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. 22these are the days of vengeance: The destruction of Jerusalem was part of God’s judgment for Israel’s rejection of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385-7. (See on Mt 24:1-3.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:22

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• War
• Watchfulness

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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