Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with worldly excess, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unexpectedly.
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33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words (o. logos) shall not pass away.
35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Cross References
Genesis 27:14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.
Deuteronomy 29:19And it come to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him at unexpectedly; and let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; (o. logos) and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, (o. logos) and he becomes unfruitful.
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 →