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34 (A)But be on guard, so that your hearts will not be overcome with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; 35 for it will come upon all those who inhabit the face of all the earth. 36 But (B)keep on the alert at all times, praying earnestly that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to (C)stand before the Son of Man.”

37 Now [a]during the day He was (D)teaching in the temple, but [b](E)during the night He would go out and spend it on [c](F)the mount called “of [d]Olives.” 38 And all the people would get up (G)early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

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  1. Luke 21:37 Lit days
  2. Luke 21:37 Lit nights
  3. Luke 21:37 Or the hill
  4. Luke 21:37 Or Olive Grove

34 “Take care that your hearts aren’t dulled by drinking parties, drunkenness, and the anxieties of day-to-day life. Don’t let that day fall upon you unexpectedly, 35 like a trap. It will come upon everyone who lives on the face of the whole earth. 36  Stay alert at all times, praying that you are strong enough to escape everything that is about to happen and to stand before the Human One.”[a]

37 Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, but he spent each night on the Mount of Olives. 38 All the people rose early in the morning to hear him in the temple area.

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  1. Luke 21:36 Or Son of Man