Luke 21:16

16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

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 "Make up your minds, however, not to prepare a defence beforehand,

15 for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to withstand or reply to.

16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

17 You will be the objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name;

18 and yet not a hair of your heads shall perish.