Luke 12:40

Be ye therfore redy also, for ye sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not.

Bible (Bishops')

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

39This vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be dygged through.

41Then Peter saide vnto him: Maister, tellest thou this similitude vnto vs, or to all [men?]

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Watch therfore, for ye knowe not what houre your Lorde doth come.

Matthew 25:13Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.

Luke 21:34Take heede to your selues, lest at any tyme your heartes be ouercome with surfettyng and dronkennesse, and cares of this lyfe, and so the daye come vpon you vnwares.

Romans 13:14But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes [therof.]

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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