Luke 21:13
11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses.
14 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses.
- KJV
- And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
- WEB
- It will turn out as a testimony for you.
- ASV
- It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.
- DARBY
- but it shall turn out to you for a testimony.
- BLB
- It will result to you⁺ for a testimony.
- ÅB
- det skal falle ut til godt vitnesbyrd for dere.
- OTB
- Dette skal føre til en anledning for dere til å vitne.
- B1930
- det skal falle ut til godt vidnesbyrd for eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philippians 1:28
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:12
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:5
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:3–4
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
Read in context