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Luke 21:26

Fear

24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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BSB
Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
KJV
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
WEB
men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
ASV
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
DARBY
men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
BLB
men fainting from fear and expectation of the [things] coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
ÅB
mens mennesker faller i avmakt av redsel og gru for det som kommer over jorderike; for himmelens krefter skal rokkes.
OTB
Folk skal besvime av frykt, engstelige for hva som kommer over verden, for himmelens krefter skal rokkes.
B1930
mens mennesker faller i avmakt av redsel og gru for det som kommer over jorderike; for himmelens krefter skal rokkes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 28:65–67

    Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.

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  • Matthew 24:29

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

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  • 2 Peter 3:10–12

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  • Leviticus 26:36

    As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.

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  • Mark 13:25

    the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

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  • Deuteronomy 28:32–34

    Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.

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  • Hebrews 10:26–27

    If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

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