Luke 21:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 21:14

12 ^aBut before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and ^bprisons. ^cYou will be brought before kings and rulers ^dfor My name’s sake.

13 But ^ait will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.

14 ^aTherefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will¹ answer;

15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom ^awhich all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or¹ resist.

16 ^aYou will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put ^bsome of you to death.

17 And ^ayou will be hated by all for My name’s sake.

Verse Comparison: Luke 21:14

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American Standard Version
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:

Amplified® Bible
Resolve {and} settle it in your minds not to meditate {and} prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense {and} how you will answer.

Contemporary English Version
Don't worry about what you will say to defend yourselves.

Darby English Version
Settle therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand [your] defence,

Good News Bible
Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves,

International Standard Version
So purpose in your hearts not to prepare your defense ahead of time,

King James Version
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

New American Standard Bible
"So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

New International Version
But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.

New King James Version
Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

Young's Literal Translation
`Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,

New English Translation
Therefore be resolved¹ not to rehearse² ahead of time how to make your defense.

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