Luke 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
KJV
ἀρχομένων δὲ τούτων γίνεσθαι ἀνακύψατε καὶ ἐπάρατε τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν, διότι ἐγγίζει ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις ὑμῶν.
Greek NT
His autem fieri incipientibus, respicite, et levate capita vestra : quoniam appropinquat redemptio vestra.
Vulgate
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
ASV
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διότι
dioti
conjunction · 25×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἀνακύπτω
anakupto
verb · 6×
ἀπολύτρωσις
apolutrosis
noun · 10×
ἄρχομαι
archomai
verb · 85×
ἐγγίζω
eggizo
verb · 42×
ἐπαίρω
epairo
verb · 19×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. How does Christ's return to judge the living and the dead comfort you? A. In all my distress and persecution I turn my eyes to the heavens and confidently await as judge the very One who has already stood trial in my place before God and so has removed the whole curse from me. All his enemies and mine he will condemn to everlasting punishment: but me and all his chosen ones …
Cross-references
- 1Thess 4:18 — Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
- Eph 1:14 — Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- Eph 4:30 — And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Isa 12:1 — And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
- Isa 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
- Isa 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- Jer 51:46 — And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land,
- Luke 18:7 — And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Luke 21:9 — But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
- Ps 98:5 — Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
- Rom 8:19 — For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
- Rom 8:23 — And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
- Rom 8:23 — And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
- Rom 13:11 — And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.