Luke 21:16
But ye shall be betrayed even by parents, and brethren, and kindred and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
15which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.
17and ye will be hated by all men for my sake.
Cross References
Mark 13:12One brother shall betray another to death, and the father the son: and children shall appear against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 26:10which I also did in Jerusalem; and I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority for it from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my voice against them.
Revelation 6:9And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
Matthew Henry on Luke 21:6-20
Judgments Predicted. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time… Read the whole commentary →