Luke 21:12

Persecution of Disciples Predicted

12 "But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Luke 21:12 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:12

But before all these
Before all these things come to pass: they shall lay their hands on you;
as the high priest, the priests, and the captain of the temple did upon the apostles, ( Acts 4:1 Acts 4:3 Acts 4:17 Acts 4:18 ) and persecute you;
as upon the death of Stephen, ( Acts 8:1 ) delivering you up to the synagogues;
to be scourged there; or to the courts of judicature, the consistories of the Jews, their great sanhedrim; before these the apostles were brought, ( Acts 4:6 Acts 4:7 Acts 4:15 Acts 4:17 ) and into prisons;
as were all the apostles together, and Peter at another time separately, ( Acts 4:3 Acts 4:18 ) ( 12:4 ) being brought before kings and rulers, for my name's sake;
for being called by his name, and calling upon it; for professing, and preaching his Gospel; (See Gill on Matthew 10:18).

Luke 21:12 In-Context

10 Then he said to them, "nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

11 There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in [various] places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

12 "But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

13 This will turn out to you for a [time of] witness.

14 {Therefore make up your minds} not to prepare in advance to speak in your own defense,

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [c] *Here the participle ("be brought before") is translated as a finite verb because of English style