Luke 12:40

You must also prepare, for when you are least expecting him the Son of Man will come.”

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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 you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

41“Master,” said Peter, “are you telling this parable with reference to us or to everyone?”

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.

Matthew 25:13Therefore watch, since you know neither the day nor the hour.

Luke 21:34Be on your guard or your minds will become dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and ‘that day’ will close on you suddenly like a trap.

Romans 13:14No! Arm yourselves with the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, and spend no thought on your earthly nature, to satisfy its cravings.

2 Peter 3:12while you wait for the coming of the day of God and strive to make it come soon. At its coming the heavens will be dissolved in fire, and the elements melted by 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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