Focused Passage

Luke 21:7-11

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”

8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

9When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

10Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

11There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

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Verse 7

Original words

TeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunctionthey askedἘπηρώτησανG1905Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular. . .λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwhen {will}πότεG4219Conjunction. . .οὖνG3767Conjunctionthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralhappenἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhat [will be]τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsignσημεῖονG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[that]ὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheyταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Pluralare aboutμέλλῃG3195Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto take placeγίνεσθαιG1096Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] answeredεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSee to itΒλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbthat you are not deceivedπλανηθῆτεG4105Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralForγὰρG1063ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill comeἐλεύσονταιG2064Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralinἐπὶG1909PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματίG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularclaimingλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralIἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [He]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαίG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartimeκαιρὸςG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular{Do} notμὴG3361AdverbfollowπορευθῆτεG4198Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὀπίσωG3694PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 9

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou hear ofἀκούσητεG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralwarsπολέμουςG4171Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrebellionsἀκαταστασίαςG181Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural{do} notμὴG3361Adverbbe alarmedπτοηθῆτεG4422Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural-γὰρG1063ConjunctionThese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhappenγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddlefirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - Superlativebutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularendτέλοςG5056Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] notοὐκG3756AdverbimminentεὐθέωςG2112Adverb
Verse 10

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ThenΤότεG5119AdverbHe toldἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralNationἔθνοςG1484Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill riseἘγερθήσεταιG1453Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularagainstἐπ’G1909PrepositionnationἔθνοςG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositionkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

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There will beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural-τεG5037ConjunctiongreatμεγάλοιG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralearthquakesσεισμοίG4578Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionfaminesλιμοὶ*G3042Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionpestilencesλοιμοὶ*G3061Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralin variousκατὰG2596PrepositionplacesτόπουςG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralalong withτεG5037Conjunction-ἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularfearful sightsφόβητράG5400Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreatμεγάλαG3173Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralfrom«ἀπ’G575Prepositionheavenοὐρανοῦ»G3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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