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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Stand firm, and you will win life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />By standing firm, you will win your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By your endurance you will gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By your patient endurance, you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In your patience possess ye your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By your patience possess your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your endurance you will gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220By your endurance you will gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“By your endurance you will gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By your perseverance you will gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By your [patient] endurance [empowered by the Holy Spirit] you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your endurance, gain your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your endurance gain your lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In your patience ye shall win your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will be saved by being faithful to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In your patience ye shall win your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />By your endurance you will save your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Stand firm, and you will save yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By your endurance you will protect your lives."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By your endurance you will gain your lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"By your endurance you will win your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In your patience possess ye your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />By your patient endurance you will purchase your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“By your endurance you will win your lives. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in your patience possess your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />By your patient endurance, you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in your patience possess ye your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In your patience possess ye your souls.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In your patience you shall possess your souls. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By your patience, you shall possess your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By your perseverance you will secure your lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By your endurance you will gain your souls.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By your patience you will gain your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But by your perseverance you shall possess your souls.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />By your patient endurance, preserve your lives.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>In your patience gain your souls.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />In your patience possess ye your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />by your perseverance you will save your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />By your patient endurance you will purchase your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>In your patience possess ye your souls.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>In your patience <Fr><i>therefore</i><FR> possess your souls.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/21-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8325" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Witnessing to All Nations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Yet not even a hair of your head will perish. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">By</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5281.htm" title="5281: hypomonē (N-DFS) -- Endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for. From hupomeno; cheerful endurance, constancy.">patient endurance</a> <a href="/greek/2932.htm" title="2932: ktēsasthe (V-AMM-2P) -- (a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over. A primary verb; to get, i.e. Acquire.">you will gain</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychas (N-AFP) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">souls.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">20</span>But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-13.htm">Matthew 24:13</a></span><br />But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-13.htm">Mark 13:13</a></span><br />You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-4</a></span><br />Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-3.htm">James 1:3-4</a></span><br />because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36</a></span><br />You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a></span><br />Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-10.htm">Revelation 3:10</a></span><br />Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:4</a></span><br />That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Colossians 1:11</a></span><br />being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-12.htm">2 Timothy 2:12</a></span><br />if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a></span><br />But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9</a></span><br />Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">1 Corinthians 13:7</a></span><br />It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Hebrews 6:12</a></span><br />Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In your patience possess you your souls.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Luke 8:15</a></b></br> But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep <i>it</i>, and bring forth fruit with patience.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13,14</a></b></br> <i>I had fainted</i>, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7</a></b></br> Rest 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Endurance</a> <a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/luke/19-16.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Life</a> <a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/matthew/18-29.htm">Patient</a> <a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/luke/19-24.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Win</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Endurance</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/luke/24-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/acts/26-3.htm">Patient</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/galatians/4-5.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/luke/23-10.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Win</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Jesus commends the poor widow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-5.htm">He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">the signs also which shall be before the last day.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">He exhorts them to be watchful.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context of <a href="/luke/21.htm">Luke 21</a> is Jesus' discourse on the end times, where He warns of coming trials and tribulations. Patient endurance is a recurring theme in the New Testament, often associated with faithfulness amidst persecution (<a href="/james/1-3.htm">James 1:3-4</a>, <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-4</a>). The Greek word for "endurance" (hypomonē) suggests a steadfastness that is not passive but active, involving a commitment to remain faithful despite challenges. This endurance is not merely a human effort but is empowered by the Holy Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>).<p><b>you will gain your souls</b><br>The phrase "gain your souls" can be understood as securing one's eternal life. In the biblical context, the soul represents the whole person, not just the immaterial part. Jesus is teaching that through enduring faith, believers will ultimately receive salvation. This echoes the promise of eternal life found in other scriptures (<a href="/matthew/24-13.htm">Matthew 24:13</a>, <a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a>). The concept of "gaining" suggests a reward or outcome of faithful living, aligning with the biblical principle that those who remain steadfast in faith will be saved (<a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36-39</a>). This assurance of salvation is a central tenet of Christian hope, rooted in the redemptive work of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, providing instruction and prophecy to His disciples about the end times and the trials they will face.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who are called to endure through trials.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Jesus is teaching, significant in biblical prophecy and the events leading to the end times.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/end_times.htm">End Times</a></b><br>The context of Jesus' discourse, focusing on the trials and tribulations that will precede His second coming.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a></b><br>The trials and challenges believers will face, as mentioned in the surrounding verses of <a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Luke 21</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_endurance.htm">Understanding Endurance</a></b><br>The Greek word for "endurance" (hypomon?) implies steadfastness and perseverance under trial. Believers are called to remain faithful despite challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_gain.htm">Spiritual Gain</a></b><br>"Gain your souls" suggests that endurance is not just about survival but about spiritual growth and ultimate salvation. It emphasizes the eternal perspective over temporal struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Endurance is an active expression of faith. It requires trust in God's promises and His ultimate plan, even when circumstances are difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_trials.htm">Preparation for Trials</a></b><br>Jesus' teaching prepares believers for inevitable trials. Understanding that challenges are part of the Christian journey helps believers to face them with courage and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Endurance is often strengthened in community. Believers are encouraged to support one another, sharing burdens and encouraging perseverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_greatest_virtue__faith,_hope,_or_love.htm">What is the greatest virtue among faith, hope, and love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_mildew.htm">What defines unfeigned love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_drums.htm">What are the biblical types of love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">In your patience possess ye your souls.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">By your endurance gain ye your lives.</span> The verb, unless used in the perfect tense, always involves the idea of "acquiring" rather than "possessing," and the command so understood answers <span class= "ital">to</span> the promise, "He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved," in <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm" title="But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer you them that are entering to go in.">Matthew 23:13</a>, <a href="/mark/13-13.htm" title="And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.">Mark 13:13</a>. Some of the best MSS., indeed, give this also as a promise, "By your endurance ye shall gain."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In your patience possess ye your souls</span>. Quiet, brave patience in all difficulty, perplexity, and danger, was the attitude pressed upon the believers of the first days by the inspired teachers. St. Paul constantly strikes this note. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/21-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">By</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">patient endurance,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπομονῇ</span> <span class="translit">(hypomonē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5281.htm">Strong's 5281: </a> </span><span class="str2">Endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for. From hupomeno; cheerful endurance, constancy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will gain</span><br /><span class="grk">κτήσασθε</span> <span class="translit">(ktēsasthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over. A primary verb; to get, i.e. Acquire.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">souls.</span><br /><span class="grk">ψυχὰς</span> <span class="translit">(psychas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> </span><span class="str2">From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/21-19.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 21:19 By your endurance you will win your (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/21-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 21:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 21:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 21:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 21:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>