Luke 21:10
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
Luke 21:10 in other translations
| BSB | Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. |
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| WEB | Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. |
| ASV | Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; |
| YLT | Then said he to them, ‘Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, |
| DARBY | Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; |
| BBE | Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom: |
| Webster | Then said he to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: |
What does Luke 21:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:9-11
9-11. not terrified--(See Lu 21:19; Is 8:11-14). end not by and by--or immediately, not yet (Mt 24:6; Mr 13:7): that is, "Worse must come before all is over."
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 21:5-28
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…
Luke 21:10 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 21:10
- Acts 2:19-20
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
- Mark 13:8
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
- Hebrews 12:27
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
- Zechariah 14:13
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
- Zechariah 14:2-3
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- 2 Chronicles 15:5-6
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
- Isaiah 19:2
And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
- Haggai 2:21-22
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
- Acts 11:28
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.
- Revelation 6:2-12
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. …
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2Ch 15:5,6; Hag 2:21,22; Zec 14:2,3,13; Mr 13:8; Ac 2:19,20; 11:28
Heb 12:27; Re 6:2-12
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Context
- Luke 21:9
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
- Luke 21:10
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
- Luke 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces les dijo: Se levantará gente contra gente, y reino contra reino; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Alors il leur dit: Nation s’élèvera contre nation, et royaume contre royaume; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dann sprach er zu ihnen: Es wird sich Nation wider Nation erheben und Königreich wider Königreich; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tunc dicebat illis: Surget gens contra gentem, et regnum adversus regnum. |