Luke 21:38 Meaning and Explanation
“And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.”
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What Does Luke 21:38 Mean?
The chapter ends at dawn: all the people coming early in the morning to the temple to hear him. While leaders plotted his death, common people rose before the sun to listen. These are the closing hours of his public teaching; within days the same city would witness his cross and resurrection.
Luke leaves the picture as an invitation. The crowds sought him at first light, before the noise of the day began, and found him ready to teach. The Lord they rose early to hear still speaks in his words, and the believer who seeks him in the morning keeps the oldest habit of discipleship: hungry hearing, first thing, at his feet.
Luke 21:38 in the Original Language
orthrizo (ὀρθρίζω), 'came early in the morning' -- to rise at first light to seek someone.
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What does Luke 21:38 mean?
All the people came to the temple early in the morning to hear Jesus.