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Luke 21 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Luke 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Luke 21 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἔθνος éthnos G1484 6 Gentile, heathen, nation, people
βάλλω bállō G906 5 arise, cast, dung, lay
ἡμέρα hēméra G2250 5 age, alway, day ), for ever
παρέρχομαι parérchomai G3928 3 come, go, pass, past
γῆ G1093 4 country, earth, ground, land
ἐγγίζω engízō G1448 3 approach, be at hand, come near, be nigh
λίθος líthos G3037 3 stone

How preachers through history handled this text

16 public-domain excerpts on Luke 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 8 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness, as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all knowledge is desirable as far as it is in order to practice. Though spiritual judgements are the most common in gospel times, yet God makes use of temporal judgments also. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 21:5–28 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Luke 21:20
  • Judea 1 — Luke 21:21
  • Mount of Olives — Luke 21:37

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