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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Verse 34 is found in chapter 21 of Luke. Cosmic signs and the coming of the Son of Man lead to an exhortation to remain awake. Watchfulness becomes the appropriate response to a future whose exact timing is not revealed.
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Hütet euch aber, daß eure Herzen nicht beschwert werden mit Fressen und Saufen und mit Sorgen der Nahrung und komme dieser Tag schnell über euch;
Y mirad por vosotros, que vuestros corazones no sean cargados de glotonería y embriaguez, y de los cuidados de esta vida, y venga de repente sobre vosotros aquel día.
Prenez garde à vous-mêmes, de crainte que vos coeurs ne s'appesantissent par les excès du manger et du boire, et par les soucis de la vie, et que ce jour ne vienne sur vous à l'improviste;
OR guardatevi, che talora i vostri cuori non sieno aggravati d’ingordigia, nè d’ebbrezza, nè delle sollecitudini di questa vita; e che quel giorno di subito improvviso non vi sopravvenga.
E olhai por vós, não aconteça que os vossos corações se carreguem de glutonaria, de embriaguez, e dos cuidados da vida, e venha sobre vós de improviso aquele dia.
「你們要謹慎,免得被貪食、醉酒和今生的憂慮壓住你們的心,那日子就忽然臨到你們,
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