Luke 21:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ”

• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And they shall fall by the (f) edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. (...

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  And . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), for emphasis. edge . mouth ( Genesis 34:26 m.) led away captive . Josephus speaks of 1,100,000 slain and 97,000 taken away to Egyptian mi...

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• Luke 21:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. They s...

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• Luke 21:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, &c.— There are three particulars denounced in this verse, and all of them were remarkably fulfilled. I. That they should fall by the edge of the s...

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (20-24) When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies. — See Notes on Matthew 23:15-21 ; Mark 13:14-19 . This is St. Luke’s equivalent, possibly chosen as more intelligible for his Gentile re...

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• Luke 21:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Coming of the Son of Man in Glory Luke 21:20-28 This paragraph clearly has its first reference to the fall of Jerusalem, which took place a.d. 70. The directions given by our Lord were of t...

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 hu...

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• Luke 21:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Ver...

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• Luke 21:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Judgments Predicted.       20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.   21...

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• Luke 21:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 21:23 "

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - Scofield Reference Notes

  trodden down of the Gentiles The "times of the Gentiles" began with the captivity of Judah under Nebuchadnezzar ( 2 Chronicles 36:1-21 ); since which time Jerusalem has been under Gentile over...

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• Luke 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - 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 21:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A special prophecy concerning Jerusalem:

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• Luke 21:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Daniel 12:7 ; Daniel 9:27 ; Deuteronomy 28:64-68 ; Isaiah 5:5 ; Isaiah 63:18 ; Isaiah 66:12 ; Isaiah 66:19 ; Lamentations 1:15 ; Malachi 1:11 ; Revelation 11:2 ; Romans 11:25

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• Luke 21:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive — Eleven hundred thousand perished in the siege of Jerusalem, and above ninety thousand were sold for slaves. So terribly was...

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