Luke 21 · Verse 15

Luke 21:15

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Luke 21:15, King James Version

Luke 21:15 in other translations

BSBFor I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
WEBfor I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
ASVfor I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
YLTfor I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
DARBYfor I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
BBEFor I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
WebsterFor I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

What does Luke 21:15 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. A mouth. Eloquence, ability to speak as the case may demand. Comp. Ex 4:11.

Gainsay. Speak against. They will not be able to reply to it, or to resist the force of what you shall say.

(n) "not be able" Acts 6:10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 I will give you a mouth and wisdom - Στομα, a mouth, must appear plain to every person to be used here for a ready utterance, or eloquence in speaking. They shall have an abundance of wisdom to know what to say; and they shall have an irresistible eloquence to say what they ought.

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…

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Luke 21:15 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.

ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
γὰρgarforG1063
δώσωdōsōwill giveG1325
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771
στόμαstomaa mouthG4750
καὶkaiandG2532
σοφίανsophianwisdomG4678
ᾗhēwhichG3739
οὐounotG3756
δυνήσονταιdunēsontaiwill be ableG1410
ἀντιστῆναιantistēnaito resistG436
ἢēnorG2228
ἀντειπεῖνanteipeinto reply toG471
ἅπαντεςhapantesallG537
οἱhoithoseG3588
ἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiopposingG480
ὑμῖν.¶huminyou.G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 21:15

  • Jeremiah 1:9

    Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

  • Ephesians 6:19

    And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  • Luke 12:12

    For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  • Acts 6:10

    And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

  • Exodus 4:11-12

    And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

  • Colossians 4:3-4

    Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

  • 2 Timothy 4:16-17

    At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Luke 24:45

    Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  • James 1:5

    If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  • Proverbs 2:6

    For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  • Acts 4:8-13

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. …

  • Acts 4:31-33

    And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
24:45; Ex 4:11,12; Pr 2:6; Jer 1:9; Ac 2:4; 4:8-13,31-33; Eph 6:19
Col 4:3,4; Jas 1:5
which.
Ac 6:10; 24:25; 26:28; 2Ti 4:16,17

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Context

  • Luke 21:14

    Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  • Luke 21:16

    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.

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Luke 21:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque yo os daré boca y sabiduría, á la cual no podrán resistir ni contradecir todos los que se os opondrán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car moi je vous donnerai une bouche et une sagesse, à laquelle tous vos adversaires ne pourront répondre ou résister.
German
Elberfelder 1871
denn ich werde euch Mund und Weisheit geben, welcher alle eure Widersacher nicht werden widersprechen oder widerstehen können.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ego enim dabo vobis os et sapientiam, cui non poterunt resistere et contradicere omnes adversarii vestri.