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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.

Context of Luke 21:16

14But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17Everyone will hate you because of me. 18But not a hair of your head will perish.

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 friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
• Jeremiah 12:6Your relatives, members of your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips.
• Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
• Mark 13:12“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
• Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Acts 12:2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
• Acts 26:10And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
• Revelation 2:13I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.
• Revelation 6:9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.
• Revelation 12:11They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

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