Luke 21:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. ”

• Luke 21:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24 . All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words t...

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• Luke 21:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Eschatological Discourse (Mark 13*, Matthew 24*). Lk. follows Mk., though with certain modifications and amplifications. In Mt., Mk. is blended with Q, but Lk. has already used the Q material i...

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• Luke 21:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  in divers . Greek. kata. App-104. famines, and pestilences . Greek. limoi kai loimoi. Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6), for emphasis, like Eng. "dearths and deaths". fearful sights. thin...

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• Luke 21:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Fearful sights - What these were the reader will find in...

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• Luke 21:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Fearful sights, &c.— Josephus, in his relation of the signs and prodigies which preceded the taking of Jerusalem, mentions that a star hung over the city like a sword, and [an appearance like]...

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• Luke 21:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1-37 .

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• Luke 21:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Widow's Mite. Prophecy of the Fall of Jerusalem and the Second Advent 1-4. The widow's mite ( Mark 12:41 ). See on Mk.

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• Luke 21:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (7-19) Master, but when shall these things be? — See Notes on Matthew 24:3-14 ; Mark 13:3-13 . St. Luke omits the Mount of Olives as being the scene of the question and the prophecy, and the name...

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• Luke 21:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Days That Try Men's Souls Luke 21:5-19 When we ask speculative questions, the Master bids us take heed to ourselves. His predictions in this passage were literally fulfilled in the events whi...

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• Luke 21:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have another illustration of the fact that nothing could escape the Master's vigilance. Of the gifts being cast into the treasury He was the true Appraiser. He saw the widow as she cast in he...

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• Luke 21:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and comm...

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• Luke 21:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines and pestilences ,.... Matthew 24:7 . and fearful sights ; or "terrible things"; whether heard, or seen, as dreadful thunderings, and l...

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• Luke 21:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven Of these, Josephus has given us a particular account, Bell., Luke 7:12 . “There was a comet in the form of a fiery sword, which for a ye...

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• Luke 21:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES (vs.1-4) The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20. If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of them. Rich men may donate...

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• Luke 21:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Judgments Predicted.       5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,   6 As for thes...

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• Luke 21:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 21:9 "

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• Luke 21:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Coming Destruction Of The Temple (21:5-24). The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD is now for us a simple fact of history of which today many are unaware, and most see it as almo...

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• Luke 21:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 21:7 . And they asked Him .—St. Mark tells us ( Luke 13:3 ) that the questioners were the apostles Peter, John, James and Andrew. The discourse that follows is related by the...

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• Luke 21:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 21:1-6 . And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you...

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• Luke 21:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 21:5 . Some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts. This conversation occurred as they were going out of the temple. Mark 13:1 . On mount Olivet the Lord delive...

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• Luke 21:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Master, but when shall these things be? Judaism overthrown I. THE MASTER’S WARNING CONCERNING FALSE CHRISTS. 1. Many will assume the daring role. (1) Some saying, “I am Christ.” (2)...

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• Luke 21:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 21:1-42 The widow ' s mite. We find this little sketch only here and in St. Mark ( Mark 12:41 ). The Master was sitting—resting, probably, after the effort of the great...

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• Luke 21:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Tokens of the end:

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• Luke 21:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Luke 21:25-27 ; Matthew 24:29 ; Matthew 24:30

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• Luke 21:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Fearful sights and signs from heaven — Of which Josephus gives a circumstantial account.

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