Luke 12:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Luke 12:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:39 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 12:39 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 12:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.”
Luke 12:39 — World English Bible
Luke 12:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. ”
Luke 12:39 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;”
Luke 12:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through. ”
Luke 12:39 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.”
Luke 12:39 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:39 in Context — Luke 12
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.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
What Does Luke 12:39 Mean?
Luke 12:39 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free