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Luke 21:19
By your endurance you will win your lives.
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Interpretation

Jesus teaches a stand firm that is embodied in limits and longings. Luke 21:19: trace "endurance" and "win". Let stand firm through how disagreements are handled—teach the body new reflexes.

Context

The setting is Luke—gospel narrative, naming stand firm. Placed in ch. 21, the nearby lines set its tone. The nearby sentences supply the texture.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Luke to Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Introductions to Luke often note: Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Date: AD 80–90. Luke appears framed for Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. Mercy and meals mark messianic mission. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in 5,800+ manuscripts, surpassing other ancient works in manuscript count. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text within about 100-150 years of its writing. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the best reflects the earliest recoverable text reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46