King James Version

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may be burdened” (βαρηθῶσιν) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may be weighed down” (βαρυνθῶσιν) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Προσέχετεprosechetetake heedπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.take heedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἑαυτοῖςheautoisto yourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “to yourselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.to yourselvesμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).lest at any timeβαρηθῶσινbarēthōsinbe overchargedβαρέω (bareō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be overcharged”, a single actionG916I weight, load, burden, lit. and met.be overchargedὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιkardiaiheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “heart”, the subject formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withκραιπάλῃkraipalēsurfeitingκραιπάληnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “surfeiting”, the to- or for-formG2897drunken dissipation, surfeiting.surfeitingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμέθῃmethēdrunkennessμέθηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “drunkenness”, the to- or for-formG3178deep drinking, drunkenness.drunkennessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμερίμναιςmerimnaiscaresμέριμνα (merimna)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “cares”, the to- or for-formG3308care, worry, anxiety.caresβιωτικαῖςbiōtikaisof this lifeβιωτικός (biōtikos)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “of this life”, the to- or for-formG982belonging to ordinary life, worldly.of this lifeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιστῇepistēcomeἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “come”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.comeἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosunawaresαἰφνίδιοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “unawares”, the subject formG160unexpected, sudden.unawaresἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ἐκείνηekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

βαρυνθῶσινbarunthōsinbe overchargedβαρύνω (barunō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be overcharged”, a single actionG925

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

World English Bible

“ So be careful , or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness , and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Darby Translation

But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

Douay-Rheims

And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly.

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