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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.

Context of Luke 21:22

20“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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 34:8For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.
• Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
• Jeremiah 51:6“Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
• 2 Peter 2:9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
• 2 Peter 3:7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• Leviticus 26:14“ ‘But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands,
• Deuteronomy 28:15However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:
• Deuteronomy 29:19When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,” they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
• Deuteronomy 32:34“Have I not kept this in reserve and sealed it in my vaults?
• Psalms 69:22May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap.
• Psalms 149:7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
• Isaiah 65:12I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”
• Daniel 9:26After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
• Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!
• Zechariah 14:1A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

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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• 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