Luke 21:11

21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and famines ¹  and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights ²  and great signs ³  from heaven.

Luke 21:22

21:22 because these are days of vengeance, ⁴  to fulfill ⁵  all that is written.

[21:11]  ¹ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

[21:11]  ² tn This term, φόβητρον (fobhtron), occurs only here in the NT. It could refer to an object, event, or condition that causes fear, but in the context it is linked with great signs from heaven, so the translation “sights” was preferred.

[21:11]  ³ sn See Jer 4:13-22; 14:12; 21:6-7.

[21:22]  ⁴ tn Or “of punishment.” This is a time of judgment.

[21:22]  ⁵ tn The passive construction with the infinitive πλησθῆναι (plhsqhnai) has been translated as an active construction for simplicity, in keeping with contemporary English style.