Luke 21:35

35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.

Luke 21:35 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
English Standard Version (ESV)
35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
New Living Translation (NLT)
35 like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
The Message Bible (MSG)
35 for it's going to come on everyone, everywhere, at once.
American Standard Version (ASV)
35 for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
35 like a trap that catches a bird. That day will surprise all people who live on the earth.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
35 like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
35 That day will come upon every person who lives on the whole earth.

Luke 21:35 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:35

For as a snare shall it come
In which a bird is suddenly taken, and cannot get out again; the Persic version renders it, "as lightning and the splendour of the sun"; which break out at once, and enlighten the whole earth; so the destruction of the Jewish nation should be sudden and unavoidable, and universal; for it should come on all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth:
or land of Judea; and so it was, for not only Jerusalem, but all Judea, and Galilee, suffered in this desolation.

Luke 21:35 In-Context

33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.
36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,
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