And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Parallel translations
- WEB But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near.”
- BSB When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
- NKJV Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
- NASB But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
- NLT So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”
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When these things begin, believers should look up, for their redemption is drawing near.
Overview
Jesus transforms fearful signs into reason for hope for His people. While the world faints in terror, believers lift their heads in expectation. Christ's return means the completion of redemption, the resurrection of the body and the fullness of salvation.
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Cross-references · 9
- Rom 8:23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
- Isa 60:1–2Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- Eph 4:30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Isa 12:1–3And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
- Rom 8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Ps 98:5–9Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
- Isa 25:8–9He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
- Eph 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
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