Luke 12:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”
Luke 12:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.””
Luke 12:40 — World English Bible
Luke 12:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
Luke 12:40 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'”
Luke 12:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes. ”
Luke 12:40 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.”
Luke 12:40 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:40 in Context — Luke 12
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?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
What Does Luke 12:40 Mean?
Luke 12:40 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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