Luke 21:15-17

21:15 For I will give you the words ¹  along with the wisdom ²  that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. 21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents, ³  brothers, relatives, ⁴  and friends, and they will have some of you put to death. 21:17 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. ⁵ 

[21:15]  ¹ tn Grk “a mouth.” It is a metonymy and refers to the reply the Lord will give to them.

[21:15]  ² tn Grk “and wisdom.”

[21:16]  ³ sn To confess Christ might well mean rejection by one’s own family, even by parents.

[21:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “and brothers and relatives,” but καί (kai) has not been translated twice here since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[21:17]  ⁵ sn See Luke 6:22, 27; 1 Cor 1:25-31.