Luke 12:40
Be ready also, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man comes.”
Unlocked Literal 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
41Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable only to us, or also to everyone?”
Cross References
Matthew 24:42Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for you do not know the day or the hour.
Luke 21:34But pay attention to yourselves, so that your hearts are not burdened with the effects of drinking and intoxication, and the worries of life, and then that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
Romans 13:14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its lusts.
2 Peter 3:12You should expect and hasten the coming of the day of God. On that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and the elements will be melted in great 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 →