Luke 21:31 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 21:31

So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.

KJV

So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyprian

Treatise VII On the Mortality (258)

For he who wars for God, dearest brethren, ought to acknowledge himself as one who, placed in the heavenly camp, already hopes for divine things, so that we may have no trembling at the storms and whirlwinds of the world, and no disturbance, since the Lord had foretold that these would come.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

So likewise when ye see these things come to pass,.... The signs before mentioned, in Luk 21:8. Know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand: a more visible and glorious display of the kingdom of the Messiah, in the destruction of his enemies, the Jews; see Mar 9:1.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The kingdom of God is nigh - The destruction of the Jewish city, temple, and religion, to make way for the advancement of my kingdom.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When we see a nation filling up the measure of their iniquity, we may conclude that their ruin is nigh; when we see the ruin of persecuting powers hastening on, we may thence infer that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand, that when the opposition given to it is removed it shall gain ground.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The kingdom of God is nigh at hand - After the destruction of the Jewish state, the doctrine of Christ crucified shall be preached every where, and every where prevail.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2496: “Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1896)

I have already said that I conceive our Lord Jesus Christ to have regarded the destruction of Jerusalem as "the beginning of the end." Although some 1800 years have rolled away since that terrible event, we, with Him, may make but small account of the interval and regard it all as one dispensation of passing away. That beautiful city was the very crown of the entire earth because God had dwelt there.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὕτως	houtōs	So	G3779 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ὑμεῖς	humeis	you yourselves	G4771 →
ὅταν	hotan	when	G3752 →
ἴδητε	idēte	you may see	G1492 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these things	G3778 →
γινόμενα,	ginomena	coming to pass,	G1096 →
γινώσκετε	ginōskete	do know	G1097 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐγγύς	engus	near	G1451 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
βασιλεία	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.¶	theou	of God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
leads to
- James 5:8–9
  You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- 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 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Luke 21:34
  But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Through
Hebrews 10:37
For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
leads to
- James 5:7–9
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Through
James 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
leads to
- Leviticus 19:18
  Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Through
Matthew 3:2
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
leads to
- Matthew 4:17
  From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke