Luke 21:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And it shall turn to you for a testimony.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Persecution, Jesus promises, will turn into an opportunity for testimony.
What Does Luke 21:13 Mean?
Having foretold arrests and trials, Jesus reveals their hidden purpose in a single line: it shall turn to you for a testimony. The courtroom becomes a pulpit. In Acts exactly this unfolds, as accused disciples preach Christ to councils, governors, and kings who would never otherwise have heard.
God wastes nothing, least of all suffering. What enemies design as silencing, he turns into proclamation, and some of the gospel's farthest reaches have come through chains. The believer facing hostility can lift up the heart: the trial is not only something to endure but something to use, a stage God has built for his witness. What looks like defeat is assignment.
Luke 21:13 in the Original Language
martyrion (μαρτύριον), 'testimony' -- witness borne as evidence, the word from which martyr comes.
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What does Luke 21:13 mean?
Persecution, Jesus promises, will turn into an opportunity for testimony.