Luke 21:19
What does Luke 21:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 21:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 21:19 means
Jesus urges His disciples, "In your patience ye shall win your souls." This means that through steadfast endurance and unwavering perseverance during times of tribulation and persecution, they will secure their eternal salvation and the ultimate well-being of their lives. It's a call to active, faithful persistence in the face of adversity, underscoring that their patient steadfastness in Christ will ultimately lead to eternal life and spiritual victory. Their final prize is their very lives, secured through fidelity.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000In your patience ye shall win your souls.
KJV
King James Version · 1611In your patience possess ye your souls.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901In your patience ye shall win your souls.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862in your patience possess ye your souls.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In your patience you shall possess your souls.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890By your patient endurance gain your souls.
Context
This verse serves as a crucial exhortation for the disciples, directly following the sobering warnings of persecution (verses 16-17) and the comforting promise of divine preservation (verse 18). It provides the practical means by which believers are to navigate these challenging times. This call to patient endurance forms a bridge between the warnings of personal tribulation and the forthcoming detailed prophecies regarding the destruction of Jerusalem and the signs of Christ's return.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 8:15
And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Hebrews 6:15
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
- Hebrews 6:11
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
- Matthew 24:13
But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
- Romans 2:7
to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
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