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Luke 21:20-24

LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 21:20 In vv. Luke 21:8 the audience is Jesus’ followers (“you”). Here it is described as “those,” “women,” “this people,” and “they,” indicating that Jesus’ followers are not the ones being directly addressed.

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See also Luke 21:20-24 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24. All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that d...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The Widow's Mite. (Luke 21:1)_ 2. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. (Luke 21:5) 3. The Disciple's Question Concerning the Future. (Luke 21:7) 4. Things to Come. ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE (Mark 13*, Matthew 24*). Lk. follows Mk., though with certain modifications and amplifications. In Mt., Mk. is blended with Q, but Lk. has already used the Q material in c...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE PRECIOUS GIFT (Luke 21:1-4)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    When some were speaking about the Temple, how it was adorned with lovely stones and offerings, Jesus said, "As for these things at which you are looking--days will come in which not one stone here wil...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    JERUSALEM. This is the point of the Lord's prophecy, in Luke. There is nothing of this in Matthew or Mark. See App-155. WITH. by. Greek. _hupo._ App-104. KNOW. get to know. App-132. IS NIGH. has dr...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Jerusalem compassed with armies_ See on Luke 19:43, and Jos. _B.J._ v. 2, § 6, 12. Some regard this as the "abomination that maketh desolate." __...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΚΥΚΛΟΥΜΈΝΗΝ. ‘_In course of being compassed_.’ See on Luke 19:43, and Jos. _B. J._ Luke 21:2, § 6, 12....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    SIGNS OF THE END...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    20. And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the mid...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΊΔΗΤΕ _aor. conj. act., см._ Luke 21:1. _Conj._ с ΟΤΑΝ (G3752) в indef. _temp. прид._ ΚΥΚΛΟΥΜΈΝΗΝ _praes. pass. part. (adj.) от_ ΚΥΚΛΌΩ (G2944) окружать, ΣΤΡΑΤΌΠΕΔΟΝ (G4760) военный лагерь. Об осаде...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Precise Signs of Destruction (Luke 21:20-32) 20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. 21Then let those who are in J...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies Scripture_ Luke 21:20-24 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. 21 Then let them that are in J...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1....

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    8-7 Compare Mat_24:1-3; Mar_13:1-4; Mic_3:12. 6 The present interval being an absolute secret, we must banish it from our view entirely when considering the prophetic forecast here given. It is contai...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WIDOW'S MITE. PROPHECY OF THE FALL OF JERUSALEM AND THE SECOND ADVENT 1-4. The widow's mite (Mark 12:41). See on Mk....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GREAT PROPHECY OF THE FALL OF JERUSALEM AND THE SECOND ADVENT (Matthew 24:1; Mark 13:1). See on Mt. St. Luke distinguishes these two events more clearly than the other evangelists (Luke 21:24). He als...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 21 THE WIDOW’S *OFFERING 21:1-4 V1 Jesus looked up and watched the rich men. They dropped their money into the boxes in the *Temple. V2 He also saw a...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (20-24) WHEN YE SHALL SEE JERUSALEM COMPASSED WITH ARMIES. — See Notes on Matthew 23:15; Mark 13:14. This is St. Luke’s equivalent, possibly chosen as more intelligible for his Gentile readers, for “t...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Jerusalem's judgment day_ (Matthew 24:15-21; Mark 13:14-19)....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    κυκλουμένην, in course of being surrounded; pres. part., but not necessarily implying that for the author of this version of Christ's words the process is actually going on (J. Weiss Meyer). Jesus mig...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN GLORY Luke 21:20-28 This paragraph clearly has its first reference to the fall of Jerusalem, which took place a.d. 70. The directions given by our Lord were of the gre...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have another illustration of the fact that nothing could escape the Master's vigilance. Of the gifts being cast into the treasury He was the true Appraiser. He saw the widow as she cast in her...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (4) And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. (4) The final destruction of the whole city is foretold....

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    CHAPTER 20 COMING OF THE LORD Matthew 24; Matthew 25; Mark 13; Luke 21. It is now in the afternoon, on Wednesday, preceding the arrest of our Savior about midnight the ensuin

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    _The true Sign, and the Catastrophe._ “ _But when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh._ 21. _Then let them which are in Judoea flee to the mount...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    2. _The Discourse: Luke 21:8-36_. The four points treated by Jesus are: 1 _st._ The apparent signs, which must not be mistaken for true signs (Luke 21:8-19); 2 _d._ The true sign, and the destruction...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    THIRD CYCLE: THE PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, LUKE 21:5-38. This piece contains a question put by the disciples (Luke 21:5-7), the discourse of Jesus in answer to their question (Luke 21:...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commo...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Lord's discourse in chapter 21 displays the character of the Gospel in a peculiar manner. The spirit of grace, in contrast with the Judaic spirit, is seen in the account of the poor widow's offeri...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN YE SHALL SEE JERUSALEM COMPASSED WITH ARMIES,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "with an army"; that is, with the Roman army, as it was by the army which Titus Vespasia...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Ver. 20. _Jerusalem compassed with armies_] By Cestius Gallus, a little before that fatal siege b...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed with armies,_ &c. The admonition here given to them who were in the midst of Jerusalem to depart out of it, and to them who were in the countries not to en...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Destruction of Jerusalem. Matthew 24:1-22. For the principles on which this prophecy is to be interpreted, and the double reference contained in it to the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the w...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A special prophecy concerning Jerusalem:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND WHEN YE SHALL SEE JERUSALEM COMPASSED WITH ARMIES, THEN KNOW THAT THE DESOLATION THEREOF IS NIGH....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES (vs.1-4) The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20. If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of them. Rich men may donate larg...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 kn...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Ver. 20-22. After our Saviour's ascension, the seditions amongst the Jews were so many, and they rebelled so often against the Romans, during the governments of Felix, Festus, Albinus, and Florus, tha...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV Then, having shown what was to be the period of the destruction, even "when Jerusalem should begin to be compassed with armies,"[1557] Origen Against Celsus Book I...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 21:20 But G1161 when G3752 see G1492 (G5632) Jerusalem G2419 surrounded G2944 (G5746) by G5259 armies...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM AND THE TEMPLE AND THE SCATTERING OF THE JERUSALEMITES (IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION MENTIONED BY MATTHEW) (21:20-24). The only sign that will be given of the events leading u...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “But when you see Jerusalem being surrounded with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.” The surrounding of Jerusalem by armies in the future was something constantly referred to in the Ol...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PROPHECY CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE, THE SCATTERING OF THE JEWS, AND THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (21:5-36). This passage connects with the last in that the disciples begin to discuss th...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE COMING DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (21:5-24). The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD is now for us a simple fact of history of which today many are unaware, and most see it as almost a...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 21:20-24. THE DIRECT PREDICTION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. See on Matthew 24:15-22; Mark 13:14-20. There is no parallel in Luke's report to...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 21:20. COMPASSED WITH ARMIES. The plainest and most graphic form of the prediction. Luke, writing for Gentile readers, does not refer to Daniel's prophecy, but speaks of its fulfilment. We prefer...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    The discourse of our Lord about the last times, is here connected most closely with the prediction of the destruction of the temple (Luke 21:5-6). There is no allusion to the mount of Olives, where, a...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    COMPASSED WITH ARMIES (κυκλουμενην υπο στρατοπεδων). Present passive participle of κυκλοω, to circle, encircle, from κυκλος, circle. Old verb, but only four times in N.T. The point of this warning i...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    WHEN Verses 20, 24 (Luke 21:20); (Luke 21:24) are not included in the report of the Olivet discourse as given by Matthew and Mark. Two sieges of Jerusalem are in view in that discourse. (Luke 21:20)...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 21:1. And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The widow's mite. Discourse on the course of the age and return of the Lord. CHARACTERS: Jesus, widow, disciples. CONCLUSION: As the time draws near when the Kingdom of God shall be fully e...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 21:5. _Some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts._ This conversation occurred as they were going out of the temple. Mark 13:1. On mount Olivet the Lord delivered t...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    WHEN WILL THIS BE? This parallels _Matthew 24._ See notes on each section at the reference in _Matthew 18_. BUT NOT A SINGLE HAIR FROM YOUR HEADS WILL BE LOST. Every Christian escaped from Jerusalem b...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Master, but when shall these things be?_ JUDAISM OVERTHROWN I. THE MASTER’S WARNING CONCERNING FALSE CHRISTS. 1. Many will assume the daring _role. _ (1) Some saying, “I am Christ.” (2) Others s...

  • The Gospels Compared

    JESUS TELLS ABOUT THE FUTURE MATTHEW 24:1-28; MARK 13:1-23; LUKE 21:5-24; MATTHEW 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 21 VER. 18. _But there shall not an hair of your head perish._ "Because," says S. Gregory, "what was said about death was hard, comfort is added at once, from the joy of the resurrection, when...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 21:7. AND THEY ASKED HIM.—St. Mark tells us (Luke 13:3) that the questioners were the apostles Peter, John, James and Andrew. The discourse that follows is related by the two fir...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 21:1 _The_ _widow_'_s mite. _We find this little sketch only here and in St. Mark (Mark 12:41). The Master was sitting—resting, probably, after the effort of the great denunciation of...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And he looked up, and he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites (Luke 21:1-2). A mite was one-sixteenth of a penny. I...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 9:27; Luke 19:43; Luke 21:7; Mark 13:14; Matthew 24:15...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    The sense is this: "As soon as ye shall see the Roman army appear before the city of Jerusalem, (called by St. Matthew and St. Mark, THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, that is, the army which is such an a...

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