Luke 21:23

But alas to those in gestation and nursing in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the earth, and wrath to this people.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

In Context

22Because these are the days of vengeance, to fill up all things which have been written.

24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles may be fulfilled.

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Cross References

Mark 13:17But alas unto those who are in gestation and nursing in those days.

Luke 19:43Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will cast a fortification about thee, and surround thee, and press in on thee from all directions,

1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding that we should speak to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved; that they may fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

Hebrews 10:26For we sinning willingly after we have received the perfect knowledge of the truth, there is left no more sacrifice for sins,

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:21-29

Judgments Predicted. 20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the… Read the whole commentary →

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