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Luke 21:18–20

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But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
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From verse 18

  1. Matthew 10:30Rank 1 from verse 18
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    30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

  2. 1 Samuel 14:45Rank 2 from verse 18
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    45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

  3. Acts 27:34Rank 3 from verse 18
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    34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

  4. Luke 12:7Rank 4 from verse 18
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    7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  5. 2 Samuel 14:11Rank 5 from verse 18
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    11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

  6. 1 Samuel 25:29Rank 6 from verse 18
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    29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

From verse 19

  1. Hebrews 10:36Rank 1 from verse 19
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    36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

  2. James 1:3Rank 2 from verse 19
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    3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

  3. Matthew 10:22Rank 3 from verse 19
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    22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

  4. Revelation 3:10Rank 4 from verse 19
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    10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

  5. Romans 5:3Rank 5 from verse 19
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    3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

  6. Revelation 13:10Rank 6 from verse 19
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    10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

  7. Romans 2:7Rank 7 from verse 19
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

  8. Psalms 37:7Rank 8 from verse 19
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  9. Revelation 14:12Rank 9 from verse 19
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    12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

  10. Hebrews 6:11Rank 10 from verse 19
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    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

  11. 1 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 11 from verse 19
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    3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

  12. Hebrews 6:15Rank 12 from verse 19
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    15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

  13. James 5:7–11Rank 13 from verse 19
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    7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

    8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

    10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

    11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  14. Matthew 24:13Rank 14 from verse 19
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    13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

  15. Revelation 2:2–3Rank 15 from verse 19
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    2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

    3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

  16. Romans 8:25Rank 16 from verse 19
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    25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  17. 2 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 17 from verse 19
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    5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  18. Psalms 40:1Rank 18 from verse 19
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    1I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

  19. Luke 8:15Rank 19 from verse 19
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    15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  20. Revelation 1:9Rank 20 from verse 19
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    9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

  21. Psalms 27:13–14Rank 21 from verse 19
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    13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

    14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  22. Romans 15:4Rank 22 from verse 19
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    4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

From verse 20

  1. Luke 19:43Rank 1 from verse 20
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    43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

  2. Daniel 9:27Rank 2 from verse 20
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    27And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

  3. Mark 13:14Rank 3 from verse 20
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    14¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:

  4. Luke 21:7Rank 4 from verse 20
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    7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

  5. Matthew 24:15Rank 5 from verse 20
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    15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

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Luke 21:18

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hair

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A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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Luke 21:19

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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Luke 21:20

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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compassed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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desolation

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Devastation or ruin; the state or result of being laid waste, emptied, or left without inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21:10Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

21:11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

21:13And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

21:14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

21:16And 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.

21:17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

21:18But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

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21:19In your patience possess ye your souls.

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21:20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

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21:21Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

21:22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

21:23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

21:24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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