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Luke 21:20

NETBible	“But when you see Jerusalem¹ surrounded² by armies, then know that its³ desolation⁴ has come near.
NIV © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"When you see soldiers camped all around Jerusalem, then you'll know that she is about to be devastated.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 21:20	But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 21:20	"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.
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KJV	And <1161> when <3752> ye shall see <1492> (5632) Jerusalem <2419> compassed <2944> (5746) with <5259> armies <4760>_, then <5119> know <1097> (5628) that <3754> the desolation <2050> thereof <846> is nigh <1448> (5758)_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 21:20	"But when <3752> you see <3708> Jerusalem <2419> surrounded <2944> by armies <4760> , then <5119> recognize <1097> that her desolation <2050> is near <1448> .
NET [draft] ITL	“But <1161> when <3752> you see <1492> Jerusalem <2419> surrounded <2944> by <5259> armies <4760> , then <5119> know <1097> that <3754> its <846> desolation <2050> has come near <1448> .
GREEK	otan de idhte stratopedwn ierousalhm tote gnwte hggiken erhmwsiv authv

NETBible

“But when you see Jerusalem¹ surrounded² by armies, then know that its³ desolation⁴ has come near.

NET Notes

¹map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

²sn See Luke 19:41-44. This passage refers to the events associated with the fall of Jerusalem, when the city is surrounded by armies.

³tn Grk “her,” referring to the city of Jerusalem (the name “Jerusalem” in Greek is a feminine noun).

⁴sn The phrase its desolation is a reference to the fall of the city, which is the only antecedent present in Luke’s account. The parallels to this in Matt 24:15 and Mark 13:14 refer to the temple’s desolation, though Matthew’s allusion is clearer. They focus on the parallel events of the end, not on the short term realization in a.d. 70. The entire passage has a prophetic “two events in one” typology, where the near term destruction (a.d. 70) is like the end. So the evangelists could choose to focus on the near time realization (Luke) or on its long term fulfillment, which mirrors it (Matthew, Mark).