Luke 12:40

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

Berean Standard Bible

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 understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

41“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

2 Peter 3:12as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

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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