# Luke 21.33

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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:</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.</span> (Luke 21:31-35, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that God’s Kingdom is near.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">“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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.</span> (Luke 21:31-35, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.</span> (Luke 21:31-35, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">so also ye, when ye may see these things happening, ye know that near is the reign of God;</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">verily I say to you, This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">'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,</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,</span> (Luke 21:31-35, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Quranic Corruption Argument](/codex/quranic-corruption-argument/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 21](/codex/luke-21/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.