# Luke 21.20-24

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">And not a hair of your head shall perish.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">In your patience ye shall win your souls.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.</span> (Luke 21:18-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">And not a hair of your head will perish.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">“By your endurance you will win your lives.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the middle of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.</span> (Luke 21:18-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">But there shall not an hair of your head perish.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">In your patience possess ye your souls.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Luke 21:18-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">and a hair out of your head shall not perish;</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">in your patience possess ye your souls.</span>
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> **20. <span class="rl-speech">'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and those in her midst, let them depart out; and those in the countries, let them not come in to her;</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">'And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land [is] distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.</span> (Luke 21:18-26, 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._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Canaanite Conquest Objection Defeater](/codex/canaanite-conquest-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

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

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## Notes

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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.