Luke 21:16

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

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Luke 21:16 in Other Translations

KJV

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

ESV

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

NLT

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

MSG

16 "You'll even be turned in by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. Some of you will be killed.

CSB

16 You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 21:16 In-Context

14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.

15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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

17 Everyone will hate you because of me.

18 But not a hair of your head will perish.

Cross References 1

1. Luke 12:52,53