Luke 21:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

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  • Rom 8:23 : 23 And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.
  • Eph 4:30 : 30 And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
  • Eph 1:14 : 14 Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.
  • Isa 12:1-3 : 1 And in that day you will say I will give praise to you, O Lord; for though you were angry with me, your wrath is turned away, and I am comforted. 2 See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation. 3 So with joy will you get water out of the springs of salvation.
  • Isa 25:8-9 : 8 He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it. 9 And in that day it will be said, See, this is our God; we have been waiting for him, and he will be our saviour: this is the Lord in whom is our hope; we will be glad and have delight in his salvation.
  • Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you. 2 For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you.
  • Luke 18:7 : 7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
  • Rom 8:19 : 19 For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.
  • Ps 98:5-9 : 5 Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song. 6 With wind instruments and the sound of the horn, make a glad cry before the Lord, the King. 7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it; 8 Let the streams make sounds of joy with their hands; let the mountains be glad together, 9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.

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  • Luke 21:25-27
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    25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;

    26 Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

  • Luke 21:29-32
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    29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

    30 When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.

    31 In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

    32 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

  • Mark 13:24-30
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    24 But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

    25 And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.

    26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

    27 And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.

    28 Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    30 Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • Matt 24:27-34
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    27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

    28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

    29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

    30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

    31 And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

    32 Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • Luke 21:20-22
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    20 But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

    21 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in.

    22 For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

  • Luke 21:35-36
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    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

    36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

  • Luke 21:6-7
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    6 As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.

    7 And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

  • Luke 21:9-11
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    9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

    10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

    11 There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Mark 13:4
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    4 Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.

  • Mark 13:14
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    14 But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

  • Matt 16:28
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    28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

  • Matt 24:3
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    3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

  • Matt 24:15-16
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    15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

    16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

  • Luke 19:11
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    11 And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

  • Mark 13:33
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    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • Luke 17:24
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    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Matt 25:31
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    31 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:

  • Luke 17:22
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    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

  • Mark 13:8
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    8 Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.

  • Luke 19:37
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    37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

  • John 4:35
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    35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Jas 5:8
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    8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.