Luke 21:20 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²⁰ "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has drawn near.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed about with an army; then know that the desolation thereof is at hand.

Luke 21:20 Cross References

Matthew 24:15

"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place"(whoever reads, let him understand),

Mark 13:14

"So whenever you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where he must not"-he who reads, let him understand-"then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Luke 19:43

For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and hem you in from every side,

Luke 21:7

So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these things be? And what [will be ]the sign when these things are about to happen?"

Hebrews 11:30

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

Hebrews 12:1

So therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every impediment, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,