Luke 21:34

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
take heed to	Προσέχετε Prosechete	G4337	(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
yourselves	ἑαυτοῖς he'autois	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
lest at any time	μήποτε mḗpote	G3379	not ever
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
hearts	καρδίαι kardiai	G2588	the heart · noun — nominative plural feminine
be overcharged	βαρύνω barýnō	G925	to burden (figuratively)
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
surfeiting	κραιπάλῃ kraipalē	G2897	properly · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
drunkenness	μέθῃ methē	G3178	an intoxicant · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
cares	μερίμναις merimnais	G3308	solicitude · noun — dative plural feminine
of this life	βιωτικαῖς, biōtikais	G982	relating to the present existence · adjective — dative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
that	ἐκείνη ekeinē	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular feminine
day	ἡμέρα hēmera	G2250	day · noun — nominative singular feminine
come	ἐπιστῇ epistēa	G2186	to stand upon · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
upon	ἐφ᾽ eph᾽	G1909	properly · preposition
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
unawares	αἰφνίδιος aiphnidios	G160	unexpected · adjective — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Mark 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unf…
Luke 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Luke 12:45-46 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and d…
1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1 Peter 4:3-7 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wi…
1 Corinthians 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a…
2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:29–end

Here, in the close of this discourse, I. Christ appoints his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by, if they had an eye to the foregoing directions, with as much certainty and assurance as they could judge of the approach of summer by the budding forth of the trees, Luk 21:29-31. As in the kingdom of nature there is a chain of causes, so in the kingdom of providence there is a consequence of one event upon another. When we see a nation filling up the measure of their iniquity, we may conclude that their ruin is nigh; when we see the ruin of persecuting powers hastening on, we may thence infer that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand, that when the opposition gi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:34

surfeiting, and drunkenness--All animal excesses, quenching spirituality. cares of this life--(See on Mar 4:7; Mar 4:19).

Adam Clarke on Luke 21:34

Take heed to yourselves - See our Lord's parable, relative to this matter, explained, Mar 13:34 (note). Be overcharged - Literally, be made heavy, as is generally the case with those who have eaten or drank too much. Take heed that ye be not rendered secure by an improper use of lawful things: do not make this earth your portion: expect its dissolution, and prepare to meet your God.

John Gill on Luke 21:34

And take heed to yourselves,.... To your souls and bodies, to your lives and conversations; be upon your watch and guard: lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness; with excessive eating and drinking; for these, as they oppress and burden the stomach, and disorder the body, so they stupefy the senses, and make the mind dull and heavy, and unfit for spiritual and religious exercises; such as reading, meditation, and prayer: and cares of this life; concealing food and clothing, what you shall eat or drink, or wherewith ye shall be clothed; all such anxious and worldly cares, being that to the soul, as intemperance is to the body; for there is such a thing as being inebr…

The Church Fathers

As if He says, Beware lest the eyes of your mind wax heavy. For the cares of this life, and surfeiting, and drunkenness, scare away prudence, shatter and make shipwreck of faith.
— Titus of Bostra ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Let the disciples also be warned, "lest their hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world; and so that day come upon them unawares, like a snare " -if indeed they should forget God amidst the abundance and occupation of the world.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

He taught them therefore to take heed unto the things we have just before mentioned, lest they fall into the indolence resulting therefrom. Hence it follows, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all those things that shall come to pass.
— Eusebius of Caesarea ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning “to boil up,” “to be in a ferment.” Others derive it from a root meaning “to tread out,” and hence the juice of the grape trodden out.…
Care · WORLDLY — WORLDLY
Care, Overmuch · Warning against — Warning against
Drunkenness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Earth · 5:18;24:3,14,29-31,35-39; — 5:18;24:3,14,29-31,35-39;
Gluttony · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Life, Natural · Cares and pleasures of, dangerous — Cares and pleasures of, dangerous
Watchfulness · 36:18-21; — 36:18-21;
Worldliness · 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10; — 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 21:34

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:34

Adam Clarke on Luke 21:34

John Gill on Luke 21:34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 21:34

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:34

Adam Clarke on Luke 21:34

John Gill on Luke 21:34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 21:29-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 21:34