Luke 12:40

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

Noyes 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

39And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

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

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming.

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

Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares.

Romans 13:14but clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and think not about satisfying the lusts of the flesh.

2 Peter 3:12looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent 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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