It will turn out as a testimony for you.
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It will turn out as a testimony for you.
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And this shall chaunce you for a testimoniall.
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And this shall turne to you, for a testimoniall.
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Passages linked to Luke 21:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Philippians 1:12 Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,
- Philippians 1:28 and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4 that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task. For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain This shall be the end of your troubles and…
This shall be the end of your troubles and afflictions, they shall be witnesses both before God and man, as well of the treacherous and cruel dealing of your enemies, as also of your constancy: A noble saying, that the afflictions of the godly and holy men pertains to the witness of the truth.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 13 And it shall turn to you for a…
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Ver. 13. And it shall turn to you, &c.] While the valour of the martyrs and the savageness of the persecutors strove together, till both, exceeding nature and belief, bred wonder and astonishment in beholders and hearers.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That is, your persecution shall turn to you for…
That is, your persecution shall turn to you for a testimony: for a testimony against your adversaries; so as they themselves shall be brought by your confession of me to own me as the true Messiah; and their cruelty, which they mask under the vizor of religion, shall be openly detected, and it shall at last appear to all the world, that the judgments of God are just, for the cruelty they have exercised upon you. And to you it shall be for a testimony; you shall have a more ampler occasion of testifying, both before kings and great men, that I am the true Messiah. Your faith, patience, and constancy shall be made more manifest; you shall also testify that my kingdom is not of this world, and that my disciples care not to expect a terrene felicity. They shall also be a testimony to you, that you expect not your portion and felicity in this, but in another life.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For I will give you a mouth,.... A faculty…
For I will give you a mouth,.... A faculty of speaking, a freedom of expression, a door of utterance, a good degree of elocution, to speak properly, pertinently and freely to any point:
and wisdom; to answer with great propriety, and in the most prudent manner, to any difficult and ensnaring question; and to furnish with such knowledge of the Gospel, and with such gifts and abilities to preach and defend it, that they should be able to give a clear and distinct account of it, and prove every point in it, by the most strong and convincing arguments, and vindicate it against all objections:
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which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or resist. This was remarkably fulfilled in Peter, and John, and in Stephen, Act 4:13. The first word, "gainsay", is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain It shall turn to you for a testimony -…
It shall turn to you for a testimony - Of your having delivered your own souls, and of their being without excuse.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. It shall turn to you for a…
Verse 13. It shall turn to you for a testimony.] That is, it shall turn out on your part for a testimony to them (your persecutors) that you are thoroughly persuaded of the truth of what you teach, and that you are no impostors.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Luk 21:13-19. It shall turn to you for a…
Luk 21:13-19. It shall turn to you for a testimony — The persecutions which you suffer shall become a glorious proof both of your innocence and of their guilt in rejecting the gospel. Settle it, therefore, in your hearts, &c. — As the Holy Ghost will assist you in your defences, let it be a fixed point with you, not to meditate before what ye shall answer. See on Mat 10:19, and Mar 13:11. I will give you a mouth and wisdom, &c. — “I will suggest to you such sentiments, and enable you to deliver them with such eloquence, that your defences shall be unanswerable; and your adversaries shall be struck with them, especially when they find by your manner that you have spoken without premeditation.” Of the fulfilment of this promise, we have evident examples in the defences made by the proto- martyr, Stephen, and by the Apostle Paul, especially before King Agrippa and the Roman governors. But there is no need to insist upon particulars. The prevalency of the gospel, wherever it was preached, demonstrates, beyond all doubt, that the defences made by the preachers thereof were unanswerable. Ye shall be betrayed by parents and brethren, &c. — See on Mat 10:22, and Mar 13:12-13. There shall not a hair of your head perish — A proverbial expression denoting absolute safety. The special providence of God shall watch over you for your preservation, and you shall not suffer before the time appointed by God, nor without a full reward. But the promise seems to refer especially to their preservation during the siege of Jerusalem; of which, see on Luk 21:20. Thus Jesus encouraged all to steadfastness in the midst of the fiery trial that was to try them. In patience possess ye your souls — Be calm and serene, masters of yourselves, and superior to all irrational and disquieting passions. By keeping the government of your spirits, you will both avoid much misery, and guard the better against all dangers.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain for a testimony--an opportunity of bearing testimony.
for a testimony--an opportunity of bearing testimony.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. To you for a testimony—Your persecutions shall be,…
13. To you for a testimony—Your persecutions shall be, in the judgment day, a testimony to your faithfulness in behalf of Christ.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. for a testimony] See Mar_13:9. “In nothing terrified…
13. for a testimony] See Mar_13:9. “In nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation,” Php_1:28. “A manifest token of the righteous judgment of God,” 2Th_1:5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) It shall turn to you for a testimony.—There…
(13) It shall turn to you for a testimony.—There are but two writers in the New Testament who use the verb (literally, to come out) in this figurative sense. St. Luke is one, and the other is St. Paul, in a passage so closely parallel to this as to read almost like an echo of it (Php_1:19). The “testimony” is defined by Mar_13:9, as being borne to the kings and rulers before whom the disciples were to stand.
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