Discovery BoxLuke 21:10 
ContextPersecution of Disciples
21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms 1 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Luke 21:25
ContextThe Arrival of the Son of Man
21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, 2 and on the earth nations will be in distress, 3 anxious 4 over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
1 tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.
2 sn Signs in the sun and moon and stars are cosmic signs that turn our attention to the end and the Son of Man’s return for the righteous. OT imagery is present: See Isa 13:9-10; 24:18-20; 34:4; Ezek 32:7-8; Joel 2:1, 30-31; 3:15.
3 tn Grk “distress of nations.”
4 tn Or “in consternation” (L&N 32.9).
