Focused Passage

Luke 21:20-24

The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man

Jesus contrasts the widow’s costly offering with outward religious abundance, foretells the temple’s destruction, prepares disciples for deception and persecution, announces Jerusalem’s siege and devastation, widens the horizon to the coming of the Son of Man, and commands watchful readiness.

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20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.

21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.

22For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

23How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Verse 20

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionwhenὍτανG3752Conjunctionyou seeἴδητεG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularsurroundedκυκλουμένηνG2944Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositionarmiesστρατοπέδωνG4760Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-τότεG5119Adverbyou will knowγνῶτεG1097Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulardesolationἐρήμωσιςG2050Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 21

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ThenτότεG5119Adverb{let} those who areοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularJudeaἸουδαίᾳG2449Noun - Dative Feminine SingularfleeφευγέτωσανG5343Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralmountainsὄρηG3735Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural{let}καὶG2532ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionvvvαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular[the city]μέσῳG3319Adjective - Dative Neuter Singularget outἐκχωρείτωσανG1633Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Pluraland {let}καὶG2532ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralcountryχώραιςG5561Noun - Dative Feminine PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbstay out ofεἰσερχέσθωσανG1525Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralvvvεἰςG1519Preposition[the city]αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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ForὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheseαὗταίG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[the] daysἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralof vengeanceἐκδικήσεωςG1557Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto fulfillπλησθῆναιG4130Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralthat is writtenγεγραμμέναG1125Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 23

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How miserableΟὐαὶG3759Interjection-ἐνG1722PrepositionthoseἐκείναιςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Pluraldays [will be]ἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Plural[for] pregnantἐχούσαιςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .γαστρὶG1064Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Pluralnursing [mothers]θηλαζούσαιςG2337Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine PluralForγὰρG1063Conjunctionthere will beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulargreatμεγάληG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulardistressἀνάγκηG318Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularuponἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularlandγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwrathὀργὴG3709Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularpeopleλαῷG2992Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 24

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey will fallπεσοῦνταιG4098Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralby [the] edgeστόματιG4750Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof [the] swordμαχαίρηςG3162Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbe led captiveαἰχμαλωτισθήσονταιG163Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositionallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralnationsἔθνηG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμG2419Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulartrodden downπατουμένηG3961Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularbyὑπὸG5259Preposition[the] GentilesἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter PluraluntilἄχριG891Preposition. . .οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] timesκαιροὶG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof [the] GentilesἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralare fulfilledπληρωθῶσινG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural

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