Luke 12:40

And ye therefore, be *ye* ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

In Context

39But 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.

41And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.

Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

Romans 13:14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to [fulfil its] lusts.

2 Peter 3:12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [the] heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall melt?

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →

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