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 21:11 in other translations
| BSB | There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. |
|---|---|
| WEB | There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven. |
| ASV | and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven. |
| YLT | great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be; |
| DARBY | there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. |
| BBE | There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven. |
| Webster | And great earthquakes will be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences: and fearful sights, and great signs will there be from heaven. |
What does Luke 21:11 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
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 21:11 in the original Greek
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Luke 21:11
- Matthew 24:29-30
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Luke 21:25-27
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 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 21:12
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
Luke 21:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y habrá grandes terremotos, y en varios lugares hambres y pestilencias: y habrá espantos y grandes señales del cielo. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il y aura de grands tremblements de terre en divers lieux, et des famines, et des pestes; et il y aura des sujets d’épouvantement et de grands signes du ciel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und es werden große Erdbeben sein an verschiedenen Orten, und Hungersnöte und Seuchen; auch Schrecknisse und große Zeichen vom Himmel wird es geben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et terræmotus magni erunt per loca, et pestilentiæ, et fames, terroresque de cælo, et signa magna erunt. |