Luke 21:22

22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.

Luke 21:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
ESV
22 for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
NLT
22 For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
MSG
22 This is Vengeance Day - everything written about it will come to a head.
CSB
22 because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written.

Luke 21:22 In-Context

20 “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.
22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 63:4; Daniel 9:24-27; Hosea 9:7
  • 2. S Matthew 1:22
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