Luke 21:35

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς παγὶς γὰρ ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς.

Transliteration

As pagis gar it will epeleusetai upon all the ones kathēmenous upon prosōpon of all the gēs.

Grammar Details

• *pagis*: nominative feminine singular - snare/trap
• *gar*: postpositive particle - for
• *epeleusetai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will come upon
• *kathēmenous*: present middle participle, accusative masculine plural - sitting/dwelling
• *prosōpon*: accusative neuter singular - face/surface
• *gēs*: genitive feminine singular - earth/land

Word Meanings

• *pagis*: snare/trap/noose
• *gar*: for/because/indeed
• *epeleusetai*: will come upon/will overtake/will come suddenly
• *kathēmenous*: sitting/dwelling/living
• *prosōpon*: face/surface/countenance
• *gēs*: earth/land/ground

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  for [so] {G3803} shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For as a snare shall it come on all them that sit on the face of the erthe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For as a snare shal it come on all them that dwell vpon earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 16:15 : 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.
• Gen 7:4 : 4 For in seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth.
• Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup.
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
• Isa 24:17-18 : 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare, for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
• Jer 48:43-44 : 43 Fear, the pit, and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the LORD. 44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who gets out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, says the LORD.
• Luke 17:37 : 37 And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather together.
• Acts 17:26 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;