Luke 12:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.”
Luke 12:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.”
Luke 12:38 — World English Bible
Luke 12:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants. ”
Luke 12:38 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find <FI>it<Fi> so, happy are those servants.”
Luke 12:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen]. ”
Luke 12:38 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.”
Luke 12:38 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:38 in Context — Luke 12
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
What Does Luke 12:38 Mean?
Luke 12:38 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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