Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 21:16

"But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death." — Luke 21:16 (ASV)

Encouragement during persecution. In its content this section bears some similarity to Mk 13:9–13 and also the account of the sending out of the Twelve (Matthew 10:17–22). (1) Luke omits the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles (Matthew 10:18) and around the world (Mark 13:10). (2) He gives a promise of wisdom in time of persecution, though there is no reference to the Holy Spirit. (3) Unique to Luke is the phrase “not a hair of your head” (v.18). (4) Luke stresses that those who persevere, even if they lose physical life, will preserve spiritual life (v.19).