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NASB	Luke 21:34 ¶ "Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	Luke 21:34 ¶ "But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

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Bible Question: In Luke 21:34 why was the last clause changed in the NASB 95 to read "and that day will NOT come on you suddenly like a trap" (emphasis mine); the earlier version of the NASB does not include this negation. None of the other common translations include this negation either. I checked an interlinear based on Nestle Aland and "not" isn't in that manuscript. Was there another manuscript source which formed the basis for this change? It seems to contradict the point of the passage, that is, to be on guard at all times because that day WILL come suddenly like a trap.

Bible Answer: Greetings Eric!

If you check your interlinear again, you will notice that the fourth word of the sentence is 'mepote'.

This is a negative particle and can be applied to the entire series of things 'not' to happen as a result of 'being on guard'.

Thus, one could apply it to 'lest that day come upon you suddenly like a trap'.

Your Brother in Christ,

Tim Moran

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