Luke 21:9
New International Version
When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”

New Living Translation
And when you hear of wars and insurrections, don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place first, but the end won’t follow immediately.”

English Standard Version
And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

Berean Standard Bible
When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

Berean Literal Bible
And when you should hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for it behooves these things to take place first, but the end is not immediately."

King James Bible
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

New King James Version
But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”

New American Standard Bible
And when you hear of wars and revolts, do not be alarmed; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

NASB 1995
“When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

NASB 1977
“And when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

Amplified Bible
When you hear of wars and disturbances [civil unrest, revolts, uprisings], do not panic; for these things must take place first, but the end will not come immediately.”

Christian Standard Bible
When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, it is necessary that these things take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

American Standard Version
And 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And whenever you hear wars and commotions, do not be afraid, for these things are going to happen first, but the end will not have yet arrived.

Contemporary English Version
When you hear about wars and riots, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but this isn't the end.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified: these things must first come to pass; but the end is not yet presently.

English Revised Version
And 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When you hear of wars and revolutions, don't be terrified! These things must happen first, but the end will not come immediately."

Good News Translation
Don't be afraid when you hear of wars and revolutions; such things must happen first, but they do not mean that the end is near."

International Standard Version
When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

Literal Standard Version
and when you may hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified, for it is necessary for these things to happen first, but the end [is] not immediately.”

Majority Standard Bible
When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

New American Bible
When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.”

NET Bible
And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once."

New Revised Standard Version
“When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

New Heart English Bible
When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

Webster's Bible Translation
But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not immediately.

Weymouth New Testament
But when you hear of wars and turmoils, be not afraid; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately."

World English Bible
When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”

Young's Literal Translation
and when ye may hear of wars and uprisings, be not terrified, for it behoveth these things to happen first, but the end is not immediately.'

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Context
Temple Destruction Foretold
8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. 9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” 10Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.…

Cross References
Luke 21:8
Jesus answered, "See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them.

Luke 21:10
Then He told them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.


Treasury of Scripture

But when you shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

when.

Luke 21:18,19
But there shall not an hair of your head perish…

Psalm 27:1-3
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? …

Psalm 46:1,2
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble…

but.

Luke 21:8,28
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them…

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Luke 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.














(9) Commotions.--The word does not occur in the other Gospels, but is used by St. Paul in 1Corinthians 14:33 ("confusion"), 2Corinthians 6:5; 2Corinthians 12:20 ("tumults"). Its exact meaning is unsettlement, disorder.

Be not terrified.--The word is used by St. Luke only, here and in Luke 24:37, in the New Testament.

By and by.--Better, as elsewhere, immediately.

Verses 9, 10. - Wars and commotions... nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Josephus the Jewish, and Tacitus the Roman, historian - the former in his 'Jewish Wars,' and the latter in his 'Annals' - describe the period which immediately followed the Crucifixion as full of wars, crimes, violences, earthquakes. "It was a time," says Tacitus, "rich in disasters, horrible with battles, torn with seditions, savage even in peace itself."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

you hear of
ἀκούσητε (akousēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

wars
πολέμους (polemous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4171: A war, battle, strife. From pelomai; warfare.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

rebellions,
ἀκαταστασίας (akatastasias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 181: From akatastatos; instability, i.e. Disorder.

{do} not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

be alarmed.
πτοηθῆτε (ptoēthēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4422: To terrify, scare, strike with panic. Probably akin to the alternate of pipto or to petomai; to scare.

These things
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

must
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

happen
γενέσθαι (genesthai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
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.

first,
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adverb - Superlative
Strong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.

but
ἀλλ’ (all’)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

end
τέλος (telos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.

[is] not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

imminent.”
εὐθέως (eutheōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.


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