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href="/bsb/luke/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Settle therefore in your minds not to premeditate to make a defense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Settle <i>it</i> therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore settle <i>it</i> in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So set in your hearts not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore make up your minds not to prepare your defense ahead of time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore make up your minds not to prepare your defense ahead of time, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't worry about what you will say to defend yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So make up your minds not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So purpose in your hearts not to prepare your defense ahead of time, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Make up your minds, however, not to prepare a defence beforehand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Settle therefore in your minds not to premeditate to make a defense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Set therefore in your hearts, not to practise beforehand to justify yourselves:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lay it up therefore into your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, set this in your hearts: that you should not consider in advance how you might respond.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Treasure it in your heart, and do not try to learn what to answer.<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 settle in your hearts that you will not be taught to give an answer.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore, determine in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Place it in your hearts, not to premeditate your defense:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore rest satisfied in your hearts, not to premeditate what apology to make:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />fix it therefore in your mind, not to think beforehand about your defence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Make up your minds, however, not to prepare a defence beforehand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Settle <i>it</i>, therefore, in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand <i>how</i> to make a defense;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Fix <Fr><i>it</i><FR> therefore in your hearts not to premeditate a defence: for I will give you a mouth and wisdom,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/21-14.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=8294" 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">13</span>This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="5087: thete (V-AMA-2P) -- To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">make up</a> <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."></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: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardiais (N-DFP) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">mind</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/4304.htm" title="4304: promeletan (V-PNA) -- To meditate beforehand, prepare, get up, premeditate. From pro and meletao; to premeditate.">to worry beforehand</a> <a href="/greek/626.htm" title="626: apologēthēnai (V-ANP) -- To give a defense, defend myself (especially in a law court): it can take an object of what is said in defense. ">how to defend yourselves.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.…<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/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19-20</a></span><br />But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-11.htm">Mark 13:11</a></span><br />But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-8.htm">Acts 4:8-13</a></span><br />Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people! / If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed, / then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-10.htm">Acts 6:10</a></span><br />but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a></span><br />But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-17.htm">2 Timothy 4:17</a></span><br />But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-9</a></span><br />But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. / Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-12.htm">Exodus 4:12</a></span><br />Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Ezekiel 3:27</a></span><br />But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Micah 3:8</a></span><br />As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Acts 7:55-56</a></span><br />But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what you shall answer:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Luke 12:11,12</a></b></br> And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and <i>unto</i> magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19,20</a></b></br> But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-11.htm">Mark 13:11</a></b></br> But when they shall lead <i>you</i>, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/mark/14-8.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/luke/21-8.htm">Care</a> <a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/luke/20-40.htm">However</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/luke/17-32.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/18-34.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/matthew/18-24.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/luke/21-13.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Worry</a> <a href="/luke/17-14.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/23-9.htm">Answers</a> <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/john/10-13.htm">Care</a> <a href="/acts/18-14.htm">Defence</a> <a href="/acts/26-2.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-15.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/luke/22-61.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/24-8.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/luke/22-8.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/acts/18-15.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/24-38.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">Worry</a> <a href="/luke/21-28.htm">Yourselves</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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In the biblical context, Jesus is instructing His disciples to prepare mentally and spiritually for future challenges. This reflects the broader biblical theme of steadfastness and resolve, as seen in passages like <a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a>, which warns against being double-minded. The call to make up one's mind is a call to faith and trust in God's sovereignty.<p><b>not to worry beforehand</b><br>Jesus advises against anxiety about future events, echoing His teachings in <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a>, where He instructs His followers not to worry about their lives, as God provides for their needs. This reflects a trust in divine providence and a call to live in the present, relying on God's guidance and provision. The cultural context of the time was one of uncertainty and persecution, making this instruction particularly poignant.<p><b>how to defend yourselves</b><br>The focus here is on the manner of defense, not the act itself. Jesus is preparing His disciples for persecution and trials, as seen in the early church's experiences in Acts. The defense is not to be premeditated, suggesting reliance on the Holy Spirit for wisdom and words, as promised in <a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Luke 12:11-12</a>. This reflects a broader biblical theme of God equipping His people for spiritual battles, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>, where believers are called to put on the full armor of God.<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 guidance to His disciples about future persecution and trials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who would face trials for their faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Jesus delivered this teaching, significant as a center of religious and political tension.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a></b><br>The event or circumstance Jesus is preparing His followers for, indicating trials they will face for their faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/end_times.htm">End Times</a></b><br>The broader context of Jesus' discourse, where He speaks about signs and events leading up to His return.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_provision.htm">Trust in Divine Provision</a></b><br>Believers are called to trust that God will provide the words and wisdom needed in times of trial. This requires a deep reliance on the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_of_the_heart.htm">Preparation of the Heart</a></b><br>The focus is on preparing one's heart and mind to trust God rather than preparing a defense. This involves spiritual readiness and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_in_persecution.htm">Peace in Persecution</a></b><br>Jesus' instruction not to worry is a call to experience His peace, even when facing persecution. This peace is a testimony to others of the believer's trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_through_trials.htm">Witness through Trials</a></b><br>Trials are opportunities for witness. Believers should view challenges as platforms to demonstrate their faith and the power of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Keeping an eternal perspective helps believers endure present trials, knowing that their ultimate hope and reward are in Christ.<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/is_a_man_defined_by_his_thoughts.htm">Is your heart troubled by unnecessary worries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_rationalism.htm">What defines Christian Rationalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/mark_13_11__practical_to_not_prepare.htm">In Mark 13:11, how is it practical never to prepare any defense when facing persecution, and has this advice ever led to historical contradictions within Christianity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_eliakim_a_papal_type.htm">What does 'kingdom of God' mean in Luke 17:20?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Not to meditate before . . .</span>--The word differs from that used in the parallel passage of <a href="/mark/13-11.htm" title="But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you shall speak, neither do you premeditate: but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak you: for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost.">Mark 13:11</a>, "take no thought" (the addition of "premeditate" there is very doubtful), as involving less anxiety. It is not found elsewhere in the New Testament, but the uncompounded verb meets us, as used by St. Paul, in <a href="/1_timothy/4-15.htm" title="Meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your profiting may appear to all.">1Timothy 4:15</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/21-14.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">So</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make up</span><br /><span class="grk">θέτε</span> <span class="translit">(thete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.</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">mind</span><br /><span class="grk">καρδίαις</span> <span class="translit">(kardiais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to worry beforehand</span><br /><span class="grk">προμελετᾶν</span> <span class="translit">(promeletan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4304.htm">Strong's 4304: </a> </span><span class="str2">To meditate beforehand, prepare, get up, premeditate. From pro and meletao; to premeditate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how to defend yourselves.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολογηθῆναι</span> <span class="translit">(apologēthēnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_626.htm">Strong's 626: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a defense, defend myself (especially in a law court): it can take an object of what is said in defense. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/21-14.htm">Luke 21:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/21-14.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/21-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 21:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 21:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/21-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 21:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 21:15" /></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>