Luke 21:19

“In your patience, possess ye your souls.] By patiently bearing all afflictions, reproaches, indignities, and persecutions, enjoy yourselves; let nothing disturb or distress you; possess that peace and joy in your souls, which the world cannot take away; (see <450503>Romans 5:3-5). The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, “ye shall possess”: and the sense may be this; by patient continuance, or by perseverance in the ways of God, and the truths of Christ unto the end, ye shall be saved; shall find your lives, and enjoy your souls, as in (<401022>Matthew 10:22, 24:13).”

“The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24:0. All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that did not occur in that chapter. Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle - that you are always to depend on God for aid in all your trials. See Mark 13:11. Luke 21:15 A mouth - Eloquence, ability to speak as the…”

“In your patience possess ye your souls - Be calm and serene, masters of yourselves, and superior to all irrational and disquieting passions. By keeping the government of your spirits, you will both avoid much misery, and guard the better against all dangers. Luke 21:21”

“Luk 8:15; Psa 27:13, Psa 27:14, Psa 37:7, Psa 40:1; Rom 2:7, Rom 5:3, Rom 8:25, Rom 15:4; Th1 1:3; Th2 3:5; Heb 6:11, Heb 6:15, Heb 10:36; Jam 1:3, Jam 5:7-11; Rev 1:9, Rev 2:2, Rev 2:3, Rev 3:10; Rev 13:10, Rev 14:12 Luke 21:20”