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 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

14Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; 15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. 17And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. 18But not a hair of your head shall 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“Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.
• Jeremiah 12:6For even your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust in a friend; Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom.
• Matthew 10:21“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
• Mark 13:12Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
• Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• Acts 12:2Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
• Acts 26:10This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
• Revelation 2:13“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
• Revelation 6:9When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
• Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the 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