hearts. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6, for the whole person.
overcharged. weighed down. Greek. baruno. Only here. Compare Luke 9:32; 2 Corinthians 5:4.
surfeiting. Greek. kraipale.. medical word used for the nausea after drunkenness, from which is the Latin crapula. Occurs only here. The English is from the Old French surfait or sorfait. excess.
drunkenness. Greek. methe. Occurs only here, Romans 13:13.Galatians 1:5; Galatians 1:21.
cares. See note on Matthew 6:25, " drunkenness "of to-day; "cares" for tomorrow.
of this life. Greek. biotikos. of or belonging to bios. App-170.
come. should come.
upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
unawares. suddenly. Greek. aiphnidios. Occurs only here, and 1 Thessalonians 5:3.