King James Version

Luke 21:35

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “It will enter” (ἐπεισελεύσεται) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it will come” (ἐπελεύσεται) before upon here.

ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asπαγίςpagisa snareπαγίςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a snare”, the subject formG3803a snare, trap (especially for catching birds) hence, met: stratagem, device, wile.This verse uses “a snare”.a snareἐπεισελεύσεταιepeiseleusetaishall it comeἐπεισέρχομαι (epeiserchomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall it come”, an action still aheadG6036to entershall it comeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onπάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καθημένουςkathēmenousthem that dwellκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.them that dwellἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onπρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.the faceπάσηςpasēsof the wholeπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the whole”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “the whole”.of the wholeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaishall it comeἐπέρχομαι (eperchomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall it come”, an action still aheadG1904I come to, arrive, come on, come upon, attack.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth.

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