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Luke 21:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Luke 21:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 You will be hated by all because of my name, 18 but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.(A) 19 By your perseverance you will secure your lives.(B)
The Great Tribulation.[a]
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- 21:20–24 The actual destruction of Jerusalem by Rome in A.D. 70 upon which Luke and his community look back provides the assurance that, just as Jesus’ prediction of Jerusalem’s destruction was fulfilled, so too will be his announcement of their final redemption (Lk 21:27–28).
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