Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” New Living Translation So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!” English Standard Version Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Berean Standard Bible When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Berean Literal Bible And of these things beginning to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." King James Bible And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. New King James Version Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” New American Standard Bible But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” NASB 1995 “But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” NASB 1977 “But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Legacy Standard Bible But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Amplified Bible Now when these things begin to occur, stand tall and lift up your heads [in joy], because [suffering ends as] your redemption is drawing near.” Christian Standard Bible But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is near.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!” American Standard Version But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. Contemporary English Version When all of this starts happening, stand up straight and be brave. You will soon be set free. English Revised Version But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. GOD'S WORD® Translation "When these things begin to happen, stand with confidence! The time when you will be set free is near." Good News Translation When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near." International Standard Version "Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is approaching." Majority Standard Bible When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.? NET Bible But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." New Heart English Bible But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near." Webster's Bible Translation And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draweth nigh. Weymouth New Testament But when all this is beginning to take place, grieve no longer. Lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near." World English Bible But when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand these things beginning to happen, bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Berean Literal Bible And of these things beginning to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Young's Literal Translation and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.' Smith's Literal Translation And these things beginning to be, get out of danger, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand. Catholic Public Domain Version But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near.” New American Bible But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.” New Revised Standard Version Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut when these things begin to happen, have courage, and lift up your heads; because your salvation is at hand. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But whenever these things begin to happen, take heart and lift up your heads, because your salvation draws near.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentWhen these things begin to take place, look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Mace New Testament now when these things begin to appear, then lift up your heads, and behold your redemption drawing nigh. Weymouth New Testament But when all this is beginning to take place, grieve no longer. Lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near." Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Return of the Son of Man…27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” 29Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.… Cross References Matthew 24:33-34 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door. / Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. Mark 13:29-30 So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door. / Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. Romans 8:19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. James 5:8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 John 3:2-3 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. / And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. Isaiah 35:4 Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” Isaiah 40:5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Jeremiah 33:14-16 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. Ezekiel 12:23 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. Treasury of Scripture And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near. look. Psalm 98:5-9 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm… Isaiah 12:1-3 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me… Isaiah 25:8,9 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it… redemption. Romans 8:19,23 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God… Ephesians 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Jump to Previous Begin Beginning Bend Deliverance Draw Draweth Drawing Draws Grieve Heads Lift Nigh Raise Redemption Salvation Stand Straighten YourselvesJump to Next Begin Beginning Bend Deliverance Draw Draweth Drawing Draws Grieve Heads Lift Nigh Raise Redemption Salvation Stand Straighten YourselvesLuke 21 1. Jesus commends the poor widow.5. He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem; 25. the signs also which shall be before the last day. 34. He exhorts them to be watchful. When these things begin to happen This phrase refers to the preceding verses in Luke 21, where Jesus describes signs of the end times, including natural disasters, wars, and cosmic disturbances. These events are often interpreted as precursors to the Second Coming of Christ. The context is eschatological, focusing on the future fulfillment of God's plan. Historically, such signs have been seen as both literal and symbolic, representing the upheaval that precedes divine intervention. stand up and lift up your heads because your redemption is drawing near. Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe speaker of this passage, providing prophetic teaching to His disciples about the end times. 2. Disciples The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who are to heed His words. 3. Jerusalem The city that is central to the events described in Luke 21, including the destruction of the temple and signs of the end times. 4. End Times The period described by Jesus, characterized by various signs and events leading up to His second coming. 5. Redemption The ultimate deliverance and salvation of believers, which is drawing near as these events unfold. Teaching Points Hope in RedemptionBelievers are encouraged to maintain hope and confidence in the promise of redemption, even amidst troubling times. Vigilance and Readiness Jesus calls His followers to be vigilant and ready, standing firm in faith as they witness the signs of the end times. Encouragement in Trials The assurance of redemption provides comfort and encouragement to persevere through trials and tribulations. Active Anticipation Lifting up our heads symbolizes an active anticipation and readiness for Christ's return, not passive waiting. Living with Eternal Perspective Understanding that redemption is near should influence how believers live daily, prioritizing eternal values over temporal concerns.(28) Look up.--The Greek word, literally, bend up, or turn up, meets us here and in Luke 13:11, and nowhere else in the New Testament, except in the doubtful passage of John 8:7; John 8:10. Redemption.--The word, familiar as it is to us, is, in the special form here used, another of those characteristic of St. Paul's phraseology (Romans 3:24; Romans 8:23; 1Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 1:7, et al.). It occurs also in Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 11:35. In its primary meaning here it points to the complete deliverance of the disciples from Jewish persecutions in Palestine that followed on the destruction of Jerusalem. The Church of Christ was then delivered from what had been its most formidable danger. . . . Verses 28-36. - Practical teaching arising the foregoing prophecy respecting the Jerusalem and the "last things." Verse 28. - And when these things begin to come to pan, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. There is no doubt that the first reference in this verse is to the earlier part of the prophecy - the fate of the city and the ruin of the Jewish power. "Your redemption" would then signify "your deliverance from the constant and bitter hostility of the Jewish authority." After A.D. and the fall of Jerusalem, the growth of Christianity was far more rapid than it had been the first thirty or forty years of its It had no longer to cope with the skilfully ordered, relentless opposition of its deadly Jewish foe. Yet between the lines a yet deeper meaning is discernible. In all times the earnest Christian is on the watch for the signs of the advent of his Lord, and the restless watch serves to keep hope alive, for the watcher knows that that advent will be the sure herald of his redemption from all the weariness and painfulness of this life.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whenδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. these things τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. begin ἀρχομένων (archomenōn) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence. to happen, γίνεσθαι (ginesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. stand up ἀνακύψατε (anakypsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 352: To raise myself, look up, be elated. From ana and kupto; to unbend, i.e. Rise; figuratively, be elated. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. lift up ἐπάρατε (eparate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1869: To raise, lift up. From epi and airo; to raise up. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. heads, κεφαλὰς (kephalas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. because διότι (dioti) Conjunction Strong's 1360: On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. redemption ἀπολύτρωσις (apolytrōsis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 629: From a compound of apo and lutron; ransom in full, i.e. riddance, or Christian salvation. is drawing near.” ἐγγίζει (engizei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1448: Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach. Links Luke 21:28 NIVLuke 21:28 NLT Luke 21:28 ESV Luke 21:28 NASB Luke 21:28 KJV Luke 21:28 BibleApps.com Luke 21:28 Biblia Paralela Luke 21:28 Chinese Bible Luke 21:28 French Bible Luke 21:28 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 21:28 But when these things begin to happen (Luke Lu Lk) |
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