Luk 21:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 21:12-19: 21:12-19 a time of great persecution: Jesus described the persecution that his followers would experience (see also Matt 10:17-22 ; Mark 13:9 ). The Jewish literature of Jesus’ day similarly described a time of great tribulation prior to the arrival of God’s final salvation. 21:12 dragged into synagogues: Jesus and his early followers were Jewish, and the earliest conflicts were with fellow Jews who did not accept Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus’ followers were sometimes tried in the synagogue before a Jewish tribunal (cp. 2 Cor 11:24 ).

a21:12-19►

bMatt 10:17-22►

cMark 13:9►

e2 Cor 11:24►

‏ Luke 21:12

Summary for Luke 21:12-19: 21:12-19 ^a a time of great persecution: Jesus described the persecution that his followers would experience (see also Matt 10:17-22 ^b; Mark 13:9 ^c). The Jewish literature of Jesus’ day similarly described a time of great tribulation prior to the arrival of God’s final salvation. 21:12 ^d dragged into synagogues: Jesus and his early followers were Jewish, and the earliest conflicts were with fellow Jews who did not accept Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus’ followers were sometimes tried in the synagogue before a Jewish tribunal (cp. 2 Cor 11:24 ^e).