Luke 21:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ “You will see armies all around Jerusalem. Then you will know that the time for the destruction of Jerusalem has come.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know and understand that its desolation has come near.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

Common English Bible

²⁰ “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that its destruction is close at hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.

Luke 21:20 Cross References

Daniel 9:27

“Then the future ruler will make an agreement with many people. That agreement will continue for one week. {\cf2\super [115]} The offerings and sacrifices will stop for a half of a week. {\cf2\super [116]} And a destroyer will come. He will do terrible, destructive things! {\cf2\super [117]} But God has ordered that destroyer to be completely destroyed.”

Matthew 24:15

“Daniel the prophet {\cf2\super [368]} spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [369]} You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place (the temple).” (You that read this should understand what it means.)

Mark 13:14

“You will see ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [185]} You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be.” (You that read this should understand what it means.) “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.

Luke 19:43

A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you. Your enemies will hold you on all sides.

Luke 21:7

Some followers asked Jesus, “Teacher, when will these things happen? What will show us that it is time for these things to happen?”

Hebrews 11:30

And the walls of Jericho fell because of the faith of God’s people. The people marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and then the walls fell.

Hebrews 12:1

We have those many people \{of faith\} around us. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we should be like them. We too should run the race that is before us and never stop trying. We should take away \{from our lives\} anything that would stop us. And we should take away the sin that so easily catches us.