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Luke 21:33

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 21:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
31Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.
33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
35for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
36But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“(See Gill on “<422132>Luke 21:32”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“21:33 Heaven and earth will disappear: See study note on 16:17.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 102:26; Isa 40:8, Isa 51:6; Mat 5:18, Mat 24:35; Mar 13:31; Pe1 1:25; Pe2 3:7-14; Rev 20:11 Luke 21:34”
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