# Luke 21.14-15

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.</span>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.</span> (Luke 21:12-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">It will turn out as a testimony for you.</span>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.</span> (Luke 21:12-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And it shall turn to you for a testimony.</span>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.</span> (Luke 21:12-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">and it shall become to you for a testimony.</span>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">'Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.</span>**
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> 16. <span class="rl-speech">'And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death;</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">and ye shall be hated by all because of my name</span> (Luke 21:12-17, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 21](/codex/luke-21/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0626 - apologeomai](/codex/g0626-apologeomai/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.