Luke 21:10
What does Luke 21:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 21:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 21:10 means
Jesus elaborates on the global unrest, stating, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom." This prophecy points to widespread international conflict and political instability, indicating a period of significant global upheaval. These events are not isolated incidents but part of a larger pattern of a world in turmoil. This emphasizes that such large-scale conflicts are to be expected as signs of the approaching end, requiring a perspective beyond immediate anxieties.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then said he to them, `Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Context
This verse continues the description of global signs started in verse 9, specifically detailing the nature of the conflicts. It builds upon the idea of widespread disturbances, moving from general "wars and tumults" to more explicit national and international strife. This prophecy precedes and complements the natural calamities described in verse 11, forming a comprehensive picture of the escalating troubles that will characterize the end times.
v.9And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.
v.10This passage
v.11and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
- Hebrews 12:27
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
- 2 Chronicles 15:5
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
- Acts 11:28
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.
- Mark 13:8
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.
- Zechariah 14:13
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from Jehovah shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
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