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Text -- Luke 21:1-19 (NET)
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Context
The Widow’s Offering
21:1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box .
21:2 He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins .
21:3 He said , “I tell you the truth , this poor widow has put in more than all of them .
21:4 For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth . But she, out of her poverty , put in everything she had to live on .”
The Signs of the End of the Age
21:5 Now while some were speaking about the temple , how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings , Jesus said ,
21:6 “As for these things that you are gazing at , the days will come when not one stone will be left on another . All will be torn down !”
21:7 So they asked him , “Teacher , when will these things happen ? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place ?”
21:8 He said , “Watch out that you are not misled . For many will come in my name , saying , ‘I am he,’ and , ‘The time is near .’ Do not follow them !
21:9 And when you hear of wars and rebellions , do not be afraid . For these things must happen first , but the end will not come at once .”
Persecution of Disciples
21:10 Then he said to them , “Nation will rise up in arms against nation , and kingdom against kingdom .
21:11 There will be great earthquakes , and famines and plagues in various places , and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven .
21:12 But before all this , they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons . You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name .
21:13 This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses .
21:14 Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense .
21:15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict .
21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents , brothers , relatives , and friends , and they will have some of you put to death .
21:17 You will be hated by everyone because of my name .
21:18 Yet not a hair of your head will perish .
21:19 By your endurance you will gain your lives .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
MILLENNIUM, PREMILLENNIAL VIEW |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
PAROUSIA |
Jesus, The Christ |
Israel |
ANDREW |
Watchfulness |
Persecution |
MITE |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
TREASURY, (OF TEMPLE) |
Judgment |
Responsibility |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
TEMPLE, A2 |
Liberality |
Women |
Self-denial |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Luk 21:1; Luk 21:1; Luk 21:1; Luk 21:1; Luk 21:2; Luk 21:3; Luk 21:3; Luk 21:3; Luk 21:4; Luk 21:4; Luk 21:5; Luk 21:5; Luk 21:5; Luk 21:5; Luk 21:6; Luk 21:6; Luk 21:7; Luk 21:7; Luk 21:7; Luk 21:7; Luk 21:8; Luk 21:8; Luk 21:8; Luk 21:9; Luk 21:9; Luk 21:9; Luk 21:10; Luk 21:11; Luk 21:11; Luk 21:11; Luk 21:12; Luk 21:12; Luk 21:12; Luk 21:12; Luk 21:13; Luk 21:14; Luk 21:14; Luk 21:15; Luk 21:15; Luk 21:16; Luk 21:16; Luk 21:17; Luk 21:18; Luk 21:18; Luk 21:19; Luk 21:19; Luk 21:19
NET Notes: Luk 21:1 The offering box probably refers to the receptacles in the temple forecourt by the Court of Women used to collect freewill offerings. These are mentio...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:2 These two small copper coins were lepta (sing. “lepton”), the smallest and least valuable coins in circulation in Palestine, worth one-hal...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:3 Has put in more than all of them. With God, giving is weighed evaluatively, not counted. The widow was praised because she gave sincerely and at some ...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:5 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Luk 21:6 Grk “the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”
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NET Notes: Luk 21:9 The end will not come at once. This remark about timing not only indicates that there will be events before the end, but that some time will also pass...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:12 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
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NET Notes: Luk 21:14 This term could refer to rehearsing a speech or a dance. On its syntax, see BDF §392.2.
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NET Notes: Luk 21:16 Grk “and brothers and relatives,” but καί (kai) has not been translated twice here since English normally uses a coordinati...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:18 Given v. 16, the expression not a hair of your head will perish must be taken figuratively and refer to living ultimately in the presence of God.
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