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LUKE 21:36 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Luke 21:35Luke 21:37
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”
Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man — be always on the watch (agrypeite, be sleepless, be constantly alert): the sustained watchfulness. Pray that you may be able to escape: the prayer for the endurance that navigates through the coming events. Stand before the Son of Man: the ultimate goal — standing (not cowering) in the final presence.

Church Fathers on Luke 21:36

Our Lord declared above the fearful and sensible signs of the evils which should overtake sinners, against which the only remedy is watching and prayer, as it is said, And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time, &c.

Theophylact · 11th century

Every animal has within itself certain instincts which it has received from God, for the preservation of its own being. Wherefore Christ has also given us this warning, that what comes to them by nature, may be ours by the aid of reason and prudence: that we may flee from sin as the brute creatures shun deadly food, but that we seek after righteousness, as they wholesome herbs. Therefore said He, Take heed to yourselves, that is, that you may distinguish the noxious from the…

Basil the Great · 4th century

As if He says, Beware lest the eyes of your mind wax heavy. For the cares of this life, and surfeiting, and drunkenness, scare away prudence, shatter and make shipwreck of faith.

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