Be Watchful for the Day
Luke 21:35
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
- KJV
- For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- WEB
- For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.
- ASV
- for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
- LSV
- for it will come as a snare on all those dwelling on the face of all the earth,
- YLT
- for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,
- DBY
- for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth.
- DRC
- For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth.
- GNV
- For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπεισελεύσεται (“It will enter”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπελεύσεται (“it will come”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place γὰρ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ; Robinson–Pierpont read γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὡς παγίς· ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.
- RP2018
- ὡς παγὶς γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.
- TR-Boyd
- ὡς παγὶς γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.
- SCR1894
- ως παγις γαρ επελευσεται επι παντας τους καθημενους επι προσωπον πασης της γης
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Luke 17:37“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
- Isaiah 24:17–18Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and…
- Ecclesiastes 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Jeremiah 48:43–44Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD. “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the…
- Genesis 7:4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
- Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
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