Luke 21:36

Luke 21:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Context of Luke 21:36

34“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; 35for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth. But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” 37Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet. 38And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

Luke 21:36 word by word

ἀγρυπνεῖτε δὲ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ δεόμενοι ἵνα κατισχύσητε ἐκφυγεῖν ταῦτα πάντα τὰ μέλλοντα γίνεσθαι καὶ σταθῆναι ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶Read the interlinear

• keepἀγρυπνέωagrupneō · be watchfulG69
• at allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• timesκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• that you may haveκατισχύωkatischuō · to prevailG2729
• to escapeἐκφεύγωekpheugō · to escapeG1628
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• that are aboutμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to takeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Luke 21:36

• Luke 12:37Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.
• Matthew 24:42“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
• Matthew 26:41Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
• Mark 13:33“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
• 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Luke 18:1Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
• Job 27:10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
• Acts 10:2a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.
• Ephesians 6:18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
• Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17pray without ceasing;
• Luke 20:35but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

Commentaries on Luke 21:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Watch ye therefore, and pray always - Perhaps we should connect ͅ, continually, with , watch, as it appears to be the most natural order. Indeed the word continually belongs equally to both watch and pray; and no man is safe, at any time, who does not attend to this advice as literally as possible. That shall come to pass - That is, the tribulations which are on their way to overwhelm and destroy the Jewish people. These are sufficiently stated in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-38Verses 29-38 Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take heed to yourselves, that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36to stand before: This means to "pass the test" and stand approved before Jesus Christ at his second coming.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3734-37. surfeiting, and drunkenness--All animal excesses, quenching spirituality. cares of this life--(See on Mr 4:7; Mr 4:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:36

• Earth
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prayer
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

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Commentaries on Luke 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings