Luke 21:16

16 Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.

Luke 21:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:16

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren,
&c.] (See Gill on Matthew 10:21) and kinsfolks, and friends.
The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions add, "your", to each of these relations, as your parents and some of you shall they cause to be put to death;
as Stephen was stoned to death, and James, the brother of John, Herod killed with the sword, ( Acts 7:58 ) ( 12:2 ) and indeed all of them were put to death, except John, before the destruction of Jerusalem.

Luke 21:16 In-Context

14 So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you,

15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!

16 Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.

17 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.

18 But not a hair of your head will perish!