Luke 21:11
What does Luke 21:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 21:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 21:11 means
Jesus further describes the signs, listing "great earthquakes," "famines and pestilences" in various places, and "terrors and great signs from heaven." This comprehensive list indicates a period of widespread natural disasters and unsettling celestial phenomena. These events communicate God's power and serve as a wake-up call to humanity. They show that the natural world itself will reflect the increasing disorder and judgment leading up to Christ's return, underscoring the gravity of the times.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven: and there shall be great signs.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
Context
This verse expands upon the previous descriptions of global unrest, adding a dimension of natural and cosmic disturbances. Following the prophecies of wars in verses 9-10, this brings a new category of signs into view. These natural calamities and heavenly signs escalate the intensity of the foreshadowed events, leading directly into Jesus' warnings about the persecution of His followers, which begins in verse 12.
v.10Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
v.11This passage
v.12But 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 21:25
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;
- Matthew 24:29
But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
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