Luke 21:34
Context| NETBible | “But be on your guard 1 so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap. 2 |
| XREF | Le 10:9; De 29:19; 1Sa 25:36; Ps 35:8; Pr 21:4; Isa 28:1-3; Isa 28:7; Isa 56:10-12; Ho 4:11; Mt 13:22; Mt 24:39-50; Mr 4:19; Mr 13:9; Mr 13:35-37; Lu 8:14; Lu 10:41; Lu 12:45; Lu 12:46; Lu 17:3; Lu 21:8; Ro 13:11-13; 1Co 5:11; 1Co 6:10; Ga 5:20; Php 4:6; 1Th 5:2-4; 1Th 5:6-8; Heb 12:15; 1Pe 4:3-7; 2Pe 3:10,14; Re 3:3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “watch out for yourselves.” sn Disciples are to watch out. If they are too absorbed into everyday life, they will stop watching and living faithfully. 2 sn Or like a thief, see Luke 12:39-40. The metaphor of a trap is a vivid one. Most modern English translations traditionally place the words “like a trap” at the end of v. 34, completing the metaphor. In the Greek text (and in the NRSV and REB) the words “like a trap” are placed at the beginning of v. 35. This does not affect the meaning. |
