Luke 21:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Men's. Greek. anthropos. App-123.

failing. fainting. Greek apopsucho. Occurs only here. Luke used three compounds of the simple verb (psucho, Matthew 24:12), all peculiar to him: e.g. "cool", Luke 16:24. "gave up the ghost", Acts 5:5; Acts 5:10; Acts 12:23.

for. from. Greek. apo. App-104.

looking after. expectation. Greek prosdokia, from the verb prosdokeo. App-133.

earth. the inhabited earth. Greek. oikoumene. App-129.

the powers, &c. App-172. Probably refers to the angelic world rulers. See notes on Daniel 10:13.

heaven. the heavens. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10.

shall be shaken. Compare Matthew 11:7. Mat 6:38. Acts Luke 4:31.Hebrews 12:26; Hebrews 12:27.

Luke 21:26

26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.