Luke 21:34
Be on your guard or your minds will become dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and “that day” will close on you suddenly like a trap.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
In Context
33The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
35For it will come on all who are living upon the face of the whole earth.
Cross References
Genesis 27:14So he went and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savoury food such as his father loved.
Psalms 35:8Upon them may ruin come unawares; may the net which they hid catch themselves, and into the pit may they fall.
Matthew 13:22By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the person who hears the message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.
Matthew Henry on Luke 21:30-38
Judgments Predicted. 29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts… Read the whole commentary →