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Luke 21:35

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

KJV

ὡς παγίς· ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.

Greek NT

tamquam laqueus enim superveniet in omnes qui sedent super faciem omnis terræ.

Vulgate

for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.

ASV

For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
παγίς
pagis
noun · 5×
πρόσωπον
prosopon
noun · 77×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἐπέρχομαι
eperchomai
verb · 10×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρ | RP: γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται
  • ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρSBLGNT
  • ἐπεισελεύσεται γὰρWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • γὰρ ἐπελεύσεταιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2612In Jesus "the Kingdom of God is at hand."72 He calls his hearers to conversion and faith, but also to watchfulness. In prayer the disciple keeps watch, attentive to Him Who Is and Him Who Comes, in memory of his first coming in the lowliness of the flesh, and in the hope of his second coming in glory.73 In communion with their Master, the disciples' prayer is a battle; only by …

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Rev 16:15 — Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.