Luke 21:24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 21:20-28

Having given them an idea of the times for about thirty-eight years next ensuing, he here comes to show them what all those things would issue in at last, namely, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the utter dispersion of the Jewish nation, which would be a little day of judgment, a type and figure of Christ's second coming, which was not so fully spoken of here as in the parallel place (Matt. 24:1-51), yet glanced at; for the destruction of Jerusalem would be as it were the destruction of the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 21:5-24

21:5-24 When some were speaking about the Temple, how it was adorned with lovely stones and offerings, Jesus said, "As for these things at which you are looking--days will come in which not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be pulled down." They asked him, "Teacher, when, then, will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things are going to happen?" He said, "Take care that you are not led astray. Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 21:24

They shall fall by the edge of the sword - Those who perished in the siege are reckoned to be not less than eleven hundred thousand. See Matthew 24:22 . And shall be led away captive - To the number of ninety-seven thousand. See Josephus, War, b. vi. c. ix. s. 2, 3, and on Matthew 24:31 ; (note). Trodden down of the Gentiles - Judea was so completely subjugated that the very land itself was sold by Vespasian; the Gentiles possessing it, while the Jews were either nearly all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:5-38

Preliminaries of the second advent. It would seem that, as an interlude amid his diligent teaching in Jerusalem, Jesus and the disciples, on their way back to Bethany, had paused on the Mount of Olives and contemplated the temple. The building was a superb one, and so well put together that the disciples and people generally believed it would last till doomsday. Hence, amid their admiration for the gorgeous pile, came their question about the end of the world, which would, they believed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:20-24

The true signs which his people are to be on the watch for. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:24

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations . It is computed that 1,100,000 Jews perished in the terrible war when Jerusalem fell ( a.d. 70). Renan writes of this awful slaughter, "that it would seem as though the whole (Jewish) race had determined upon a rendezvous for extermination.'' Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles . After incredible slaughter and woes, Titus, the Emperor Vespasian's son, who commanded the Roman armies,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 21:7-36

The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24:0. All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that did not occur in that chapter.Luke 21:9Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers.Luke 21:11Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7.Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10.Luke 21:14Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 21:24

Luke 21:24 . And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations The fulfilment of this part of the prophecy, we have Bell., Luke 7:16, where Josephus describes the sacking of the city. “And now, rushing into every lane, they slew whomsoever they found without distinction, and burned the houses, and all the people who had fled into them. And when they entered for the sake of plunder, they found whole families of dead persons, and houses full of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 21:5-28

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 21:20-28

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 21:5-24

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 21:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:5-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 21:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 21:7-36

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 21:24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 21:5-28

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