Luke 21
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Luke 21:5-36

51And while someG5100 were talkingG3004 aboutG4012 the templeG2413, that it was adornedG2885 with beautifulG2570 stonesG3037 and votiveG334 giftsG334, He saidG3004, 6“As for theseG3778 thingsG3778 whichG3739 you are lookingG2334 at, the daysG2250 will comeG2064 in whichG3739 2there will not be leftG863 one stoneG3037 upon anotherG3037 whichG3739 will not be tornG2647 downG2647.”

7They questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “TeacherG1320, whenG4219 thereforeG3767 will theseG3778 thingsG3778 happenG1510? And whatG5101 will be the 3signG4592 whenG3752 theseG3778 thingsG3778 are aboutG3195 to takeG1096 placeG1096?” 8And He saidG3004, “SeeG991 to it that you are not misledG4105; for manyG4183 will comeG2064 in My nameG3686, sayingG3004, ‘4I amG1510 He,’ and, ‘The timeG2540 is nearG1448.’ 5Do not goG4198 afterG3694 them. 9WhenG3752 you hearG191 of warsG4171 and disturbancesG181, do not be terrifiedG4422; for theseG3778 thingsG3778 mustG1163 takeG1096 placeG1096 firstG4413, but the endG5056 does not follow immediatelyG2112.”

10ThenG5119 He continued by sayingG3004 to them, “NationG1484 will riseG1453 againstG1909 nationG1484 and kingdomG932 againstG1909 kingdomG932, 11and there will be greatG3173 earthquakesG4578, and in variousG2596 placesG5117 plaguesG3061 and faminesG3042; and there will be terrorsG5400 and greatG3173 6signsG4592 from heavenG3772.

12“But beforeG4253 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 7they will layG1911 their handsG5495 on you and will persecuteG1377 you, deliveringG3860 you to the synagoguesG4864 and prisonsG5438, 8bringingG520 you beforeG1909 kingsG935 and governorsG2232 for My name’sG3686 sakeG1752. 139It will leadG576 to 10an opportunity for your testimonyG3142. 1411SoG3767 makeG5087 up your mindsG2588 not to prepareG4304 beforehandG4304 to defendG626 yourselves; 15for 12I will giveG1325 you 13utteranceG4750 and wisdomG4678 whichG3739 noneG3756G537 of your opponentsG480 will be ableG1410 to resistG436 orG2228 refuteG471. 16But you will be betrayedG3860 evenG2532 by parentsG1118 and brothersG80 and relativesG4773 and friendsG5384, and they will putG2289 some of you to deathG2289, 17and you will be hatedG3404 by allG3956 becauseG1223 of My nameG3686. 18YetG2532 14not a hairG2359 of your headG2776 will perishG622. 1915By your enduranceG5281 you will gainG2932 your 16livesG5590.

20“But whenG3752 you seeG3708 JerusalemG2419 17surroundedG2944 by armiesG4760, thenG5119 18recognizeG1097 that her desolationG2050 is nearG1448. 21ThenG5119 thoseG3588 whoG3588 are in JudeaG2453 must fleeG5343 to the mountainsG3735, and thoseG3588 whoG3588 are in the midstG3319 of 19the cityG846 must leaveG1633, and 20thoseG3588 whoG3588 are in the countryG5561 must not enterG1525 21the cityG846; 22becauseG3754 theseG3778 are 22daysG2250 of vengeanceG1557, so that allG3956 thingsG3956 which are writtenG1125 will be fulfilledG4092. 23WoeG3759 to thoseG3588 who are pregnantG1064 and to thoseG3588 who are nursingG2337 babiesG2337 in thoseG3588 daysG2250; for 23there will be greatG3173 distressG318 upon the 24landG1093 and wrathG3709 to thisG3778 peopleG2992; 24and they will fallG4098 by 25the edgeG4750 of the swordG3162, and will be ledG163 captiveG163 into allG3956 the nationsG1484; and 26JerusalemG2419 will be 27trampledG3961 underG3961 foot by the GentilesG1484 untilG891 28the timesG2540 of the GentilesG1484 are fulfilledG4137.

25“There will be 29signsG4592 in sunG2246 and moonG4582 and starsG798, and on the earthG1093 dismayG4928 among nationsG1484, in perplexityG640 at the roaringG2279 of the seaG2281 and the wavesG4535, 26menG444 faintingG674 from fearG5401 and the expectationG4329 of the things which are comingG1904 upon the 30worldG3625; for the powersG1411 of 31the heavensG3772 will be shakenG4531. 2732ThenG5119 they will seeG3708 33the SonG5207 of ManG444 comingG2064 in a cloudG3507 with powerG1411 and greatG4183 gloryG1391. 28But when theseG3778 thingsG3778 beginG757 to takeG1096 placeG1096, straightenG352 up and liftG1869 up your headsG2776, becauseG1360 34your redemptionG629 is drawingG1448 nearG1448.”

29ThenG2532 He toldG3004 them a parableG3850: “BeholdG3708 the figG4808 treeG4808 and allG3956 the treesG1186; 30as soonG3752G2235 as they putG4261 forthG4261 leaves, you seeG991 it and 35knowG1097 for yourselvesG1438 that summerG2330 is nowG2235 nearG1451. 31SoG3779 you alsoG2532, whenG3752 you seeG3708 theseG3778 thingsG3778 happeningG1096, 36recognizeG1097 that 37the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 is nearG1451. 32TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, thisG3778 38generationG1074 will not passG3928 awayG3928 untilG2193 allG3956 thingsG3956 takeG1096 placeG1096. 3339HeavenG3772 and earthG1093 will passG3928 awayG3928, but My wordsG3056 will not passG3928 awayG3928.

34“40Be on guardG4337, soG3379 that your heartsG2588 will not be weightedG916 downG916 with dissipationG2897 and drunkennessG3178 and the worriesG3308 of lifeG982, and that dayG2250 will not comeG2186 on you suddenlyG160 likeG5613 a trapG3803; 35for it will comeG1898 upon allG3956 thoseG3588 who dwellG2521 on the faceG4383 of allG3956 the earthG1093. 36But 41keepG69 on the alertG69 at allG3956 timesG2540, prayingG1189 that you may haveG2729 strengthG2729 to escapeG1628 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 that are aboutG3195 to takeG1096 placeG1096, and to 42standG2476 beforeG1715 the SonG5207 of ManG444.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 21:5 Luke 21:5-36: Matt 24; Mark 13 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 21:6 Luke 19:44 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 21:7 Or attesting miracle ↩
  4. 4. Luke 21:8 John 8:24 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 21:8 Luke 17:23 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 21:11 Or attesting miracles ↩
  7. 7. Luke 21:12 Luke 21:12-17: Matt 10:19-22; Mark 13:11-13 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 21:12 Lit being brought ↩
  9. 9. Luke 21:13 Phil 1:12 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 21:13 Lit a testimony for you ↩
  11. 11. Luke 21:14 Luke 12:11 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 21:15 Luke 12:12 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 21:15 Lit a mouth ↩
  14. 14. Luke 21:18 Matt 10:30; Luke 12:7 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 21:19 Matt 10:22; 24:13; Rom 2:7; 5:3f; Heb 10:36; James 1:3; 2 Pet 1:6 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 21:19 Lit souls ↩
  17. 17. Luke 21:20 Luke 19:43 ↩
  18. 18. Luke 21:20 Lit know ↩
  19. 19. Luke 21:21 Lit her ↩
  20. 20. Luke 21:21 Luke 17:31 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 21:21 Lit her ↩
  22. 22. Luke 21:22 Is 63:4; Dan 9:24-27; Hos 9:7 ↩
  23. 23. Luke 21:23 Dan 8:19; 1 Cor 7:26 ↩
  24. 24. Luke 21:23 Or earth ↩
  25. 25. Luke 21:24 Gen 34:26; Ex 17:13; Heb 11:34 ↩
  26. 26. Luke 21:24 Is 63:18; Dan 8:13 ↩
  27. 27. Luke 21:24 Rev 11:2 ↩
  28. 28. Luke 21:24 Rom 11:25 ↩
  29. 29. Luke 21:25 Or attesting miracles ↩
  30. 30. Luke 21:26 Lit inhabited earth ↩
  31. 31. Luke 21:26 Or heaven ↩
  32. 32. Luke 21:27 Matt 16:27; 24:30; 26:64; Mark 13:26 ↩
  33. 33. Luke 21:27 Dan 7:13; Rev 1:7 ↩
  34. 34. Luke 21:28 Luke 18:7 ↩
  35. 35. Luke 21:30 Luke 12:57 ↩
  36. 36. Luke 21:31 Lit know ↩
  37. 37. Luke 21:31 Matt 3:2 ↩
  38. 38. Luke 21:32 Or race ↩
  39. 39. Luke 21:33 Matt 5:18; Luke 16:17 ↩
  40. 40. Luke 21:34 Matt 24:42-44; Mark 4:19; Luke 12:40, 45; 1 Thess 5:2ff ↩
  41. 41. Luke 21:36 Mark 13:33; Luke 12:40 ↩
  42. 42. Luke 21:36 Luke 1:19; Rev 7:9; 8:2; 11:4 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 21

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