Luke 21:25–28
In the midst of anguish he says to lift up your heads, because your redemption is near
Study it word by word25And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the surging waves,
26people fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the inhabited world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28But when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
In its context
23Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
24And they will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by nations until the times of the nations are fulfilled.
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29And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
30When they already put out leaves, seeing it you know for yourselves that summer is already near.
Its words in the original
- ἔσονταιesontai· be
Be, exist.
- σημεῖαsēmeia· sign
Sign, a wonder that points to something.
- ἡλίῳhēliōi· sun
Sun.
- σελήνῃselēnēi· moon
Moon.
- ἄστροιςastrois· star
Star.
- γῆςgēs· earth, land
Earth: the ground, a country, or the whole world.
- συνοχὴsynochē· distress
Distress, anguish, a tight spot.
- ἐθνῶνethnōn· nation
Nation, people; in the plural, often the peoples who are not Israel.
- ἀπορίᾳaporiai· perplexity
Perplexity, not knowing what to do.
- ἤχουςēchous· sound, report
Sound, noise, roar; a report that spreads.
- θαλάσσηςthalassēs· sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
- σάλουsalou· surf
Surf, rolling swell of the sea.
- ἀποψυχόντωνapopsychontōn· faint
Faint, lose heart; breathe one's last.
- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- φόβουphobou· fear
Fear; also reverent respect.
- προσδοκίαςprosdokias· expectation
Expectation, anxious waiting.
- ἐπερχομένωνeperchomenōn· come upon, arrive
Come upon, arrive; of an event, come upon someone, overtake; of a time, come.
- οἰκουμένῃoikoumenēi· inhabited world
The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.
- δυνάμειςdynameis· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- οὐρανῶνouranōn· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- σαλευθήσονταιsaleuthēsontai· shake
Shake, stir; unsettle.
- τότεtote· then
Then, at that time.
- ὄψονταιopsontai· see
See, look; notice.
- υἱὸνhuion· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- ἐρχόμενονerchomenon· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- νεφέλῃnephelēi· cloud
Cloud.
- δόξηςdoxēs· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- πολλῆςpollēs· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- ἀρχομένωνarchomenōn· begin
Begin.
- γίνεσθαιginesthai· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- ἀνακύψατεanakypsate· straighten up
Straighten up, stand up straight, raise one's head.
- ἐπάρατεeparate· lift up
Lift up, raise.
- κεφαλὰςkephalas· head
Head.
- διότιdioti· because
"Because", "for", "since".
- ἐγγίζειengizei· come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
- ἀπολύτρωσιςapolytrōsis· redemption
Redemption: release by the payment of a ransom; deliverance.