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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

Be Ready!

34 “Watch yourselves or else your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly.[a] 35 For it will come like a trap on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Stay alert all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that are going to happen and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

37 During the days, Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, and each night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

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  1. Luke 21:34 A few witnesses to the text read suddenly like a trap. Yes, it will come on all those . . .