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Luke 21 (NIV)
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Luke.21.1

21:1 The Greek term translated collection box probably refers to the chests with trumpet-shaped openings used to collect offerings.

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Luke.21.11

21:11 Cataclysmic events such as these are often associated with the judgment of God (1 Sam 14:15; Ps 18:7-8; Isa 2:19, 21; 5:25; 13:13; 24:18; 29:5-6; Jer 14:12; 21:6-7; Ezek 14:21; Amos 1:1) and the end of the age (Isa 24:18; 29:5-6; Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6, 21; Zech 14:4; cp. Rev 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18). • great miraculous signs from heaven: S...

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21:11 Cataclysmic events such as these are often associated with the judgment of God (1 Sam 14:15; Ps 18:7-8; Isa 2:19, 21; 5:25; 13:13; 24:18; 29:5-6; Jer 14:12; 21:6-7; Ezek 14:21; Amos 1:1) and the end of the age (Isa 24:18; 29:5-6; Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6, 21; Zech 14:4; cp. Rev 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18). • great miraculous signs from heaven: See study note on 21:25.

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Luke.21.12

21:12 dragged into synagogues: Jesus and his early followers were Jewish, and the earliest conflicts were with fellow Jews who did not accept Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus’ followers were sometimes tried in the synagogue before a Jewish tribunal (cp. 2 Cor 11:24).

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Luke.21.12-19

21:12-19 a time of great persecution: Jesus described the persecution that his followers would experience (see also Matt 10:17-22; Mark 13:9). The Jewish literature of Jesus’ day similarly described a time of great tribulation prior to the arrival of God’s final salvation.

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2 samuel 14:11

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psalms 18:7-8

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