Luke 12:40

Ye, therefore, be getting ready, because, in what hour ye are not thinking, The Son of Man cometh!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, of this, be taking note—Had the householder known, in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not suffered his house, to be digged through.

41But Peter said—Lord! unto us, this parable, speakest thou? or, even unto all?

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.

Matthew 25:13Be watching, therefore, because ye know, neither the day nor the hour.

Luke 21:34But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy—with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,

Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfil its covetings.

2 Peter 3:12Expecting and hastening the presence of the day of God, by reason of which, heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and, elements, becoming intensely hot, are to be melted;

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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