Luke 21:21

Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

Cross-reference

Luke 21:7 Historical context

Luke 21:7 records the disciples asking for the sign, which Jesus then answers with this command to flee.

Luke 17:31-33 gives identical flight instructions with the warning of Lot's wife — here applied to Jerusalem's siege.

Genesis 19:17 commands Lot to flee to the mountains from Sodom — Jesus uses the same language for Jerusalem's destruction.

Jeremiah 6:1 is an OT prophetic command to flee Jerusalem before Babylonian destruction, directly prefiguring this NT warning.

In Matthew 24:16, this same command to flee to the mountains appears in the parallel account of the Olivet Discourse.

Mark 13:15 Parallel

Mark 13:15 adds a specific warning not to go back inside the house, expanding the urgency of the escape.

Revelation 18:4 calls God's people to come out of Babylon to avoid her plagues, a clear NT parallel to fleeing a doomed city.

Mark 13:14 Parallel

Mark 13:14 is the parallel synoptic account, also commanding flight upon seeing the abomination of desolation.

Genesis 19:26 shows Lot's wife destroyed for looking back — underscoring the urgency of Jesus' command to flee.

Numbers 16:26 calls the congregation to separate from the wicked to avoid judgment, echoing the principle of fleeing divine wrath.

Proverbs 22:3 says the prudent see danger and take refuge — Jesus' command to flee is a direct application of this wisdom.

Jeremiah 37:12 Historical context

Jeremiah 37:12 records Jeremiah leaving Jerusalem during the siege, an example of fleeing the city under judgment.

Matthew 22:7 depicts a king destroying a city, an allegorical parallel to the coming destruction of Jerusalem here.

Exodus 9:20 Parallel

Exodus 9:20 shows the wise heeding Moses' warning to take shelter — a pattern of obedience Jesus calls for here.

Exodus 9:21 Contrast

Exodus 9:21 shows the foolish ignoring the warning and suffering — contrasting with the obedience Jesus demands.

Isaiah 64:10 Related theme

Isaiah 64:10 describes Jerusalem as a desolation after judgment, the outcome that the flight in Luke is meant to escape.