Luke 21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:23

But woe unto them that are with-child ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:19 . For there shall be great distress in the land ; of Judea. The Greek word αναγκη , here used, properly signifies "necessity", but here intends afflictions and distress; in which sense it is often used by the Septuagint, as in Psalm 107:6 and it is also by the Targumists adopted into their language, and used in the same sense F4 Vid. Targum in Gen xxii. 14. & xxxviii. 25. & Targum Sheni in Esth. v. 1.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:24

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword ,.... Or "mouth of the sword", an Hebraism; see the Septuagint in Judges 1:8 . The number of those that perished by the famine and sword, were eleven hundred thousand F6 Joseph. de Belio Jud. l. 7. c. 49. & Euseb. Hist. Eccl. l. 3. c. 7. : and shall be led away captive unto all nations ; when the city was taken, the most beautiful of the young men were kept for the triumph; and those that were above seventeen years of age, were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:25

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon ,.... They shall be darkened, and suffer very strange and surprising eclipses: and in the stars ; they shall fall from heaven, as in Matthew 24:29 and so the Ethiopic version reads here: all which, as it may be understood in a literal sense, so it may likewise in figurative and mystical one, and be interpreted of the changes there should be in the Jewish state; See Gill on Matthew 24:29 . So the Jewish writers F8 In Prefat.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:26

Men's hearts failing them for fear ,.... Of what these signs in the heaven, earth, and sea portend: and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth ; on the land of Judea: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken ; See Gill on Matthew 24:29 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:27

And then shall they see the son of man ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:30 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:28

And when these things begin to come to pass ,.... When the first of these signs appears, or any one of them: then look up and lift up your heads ; be cheerful and pleasant; do not hang down your heads as bulrushes, but erect them, and put on a cheerful countenance, and look upwards, from whence your help comes; and look out wistfully and intently, for your salvation and deliverance: for your redemption draweth nigh ; not the redemption of their souls from sin, Satan, the law, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:29

And he spake to them a parable ,.... That is, to his disciples: behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; that, or any other tree; See Gill on Matthew 24:32 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:30

When they now shoot forth ,.... Their buds, branches, and leaves; the Vulgate Latin adds, "of themselves": ye see and know of your own selves ; without any hint, or direction from others, the case is so plain and obvious; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "of them"; the trees, by their putting forth their buds and leaves; the Persic and Ethiopic versions leave out the clause "of yourselves"; and none of the Oriental versions lead the word see: the summer is now nigh at hand : see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:31

So likewise when ye see these things come to pass ,.... The signs before mentioned, in Luke 21:8 . Know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand : a more visible and glorious display of the kingdom of the Messiah, in the destruction of his enemies, the Jews; see Mark 9:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:32-33

Verily I say unto you, this generation ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:34 . See Gill on Matthew 24:35 . All the Oriental versions read here as there, "all these things"; before related. read more

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