Reference

Luke 21:35

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
33

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

34

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.

35

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

36

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.

37

And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Thief in the Night
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Thief in the Night

The verse describes an event coming "as a snare," which implies a sudden and inescapable trap, but it does not explicitly use the imagery of a "thief" or directly mention "unexpected timing" in relation to Christ's coming.