Focused Passage

Luke 21:25-28

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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25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

26Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionThere will beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] sunἡλίῳG2246Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmoonσελήνῃG4582Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionstarsἄστροιςG798Noun - Dative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulardismayσυνοχὴG4928Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularamong the nationsἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralbewilderedἀπορίᾳG640Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbyἐνG1722Preposition[the] roaringἤχουςG2279Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof [the] seaθαλάσσηςG2281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] surging of the wavesσάλουG4535Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

MenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralwill faintἀποψυχόντωνG674Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionfearφόβουG5401Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionanxietyπροσδοκίαςG4329Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularover whatτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralis comingἐπερχομένωνG1904Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Pluralupon theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularearthοἰκουμένῃG3625Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralpowersδυνάμειςG1411Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavensοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralwill be shakenσαλευθήσονταιG4531Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 27

Original words

vvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionAt that timeτότεG5119Adverbthey will seeὄψονταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcomingἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Prepositiona cloudνεφέλῃG3507Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionpowerδυνάμεωςG1411Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreatπολλῆςG4183Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Daniel 7:13–14.
Verse 28

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunctionthese thingsτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralbeginἀρχομένωνG756Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Neuter Pluralto happenγίνεσθαιG1096Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passivestand upἀνακύψατεG352Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionlift upἐπάρατεG1869Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheadsκεφαλὰςG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralbecauseδιότιG1360ConjunctionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularredemptionἀπολύτρωσιςG629Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis drawing nearἐγγίζειG1448Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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