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.
Luke 21:16 in other translations
| BSB | You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. |
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| WEB | You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death. |
| ASV | But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. |
| YLT | ‘And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death; |
| DARBY | But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death some from among you, |
| BBE | But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death. |
| Webster | And ye will be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will they cause to be put to death. |
What does Luke 21:16 mean?
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 21:16 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 21:16
- Luke 12:53
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
- Revelation 6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
- Matthew 10:21
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
- Jeremiah 9:4
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
- Micah 7:5-6
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
- Mark 13:12
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
- Revelation 2:13
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
- Acts 12:2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
- Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
- Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
- Jeremiah 12:6
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
- Acts 26:10-11
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
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Context
- 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.
- Luke 21:17
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
Luke 21:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas seréis entregados aun de vuestros padres, y hermanos, y parientes, y amigos; y matarán á algunos de vosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et vous serez aussi livrés par des parents et par des frères, et par des proches et par des amis, et on fera mourir quelques-uns d’entre vous; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr werdet aber sogar von Eltern und Brüdern und Verwandten und Freunden überliefert werden, und sie werden etliche von euch zum Tode bringen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Trademini autem a parentibus, et fratribus, et cognatis, et amicis, et morte afficient ex vobis: |