Luke 12:40

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

Young's Literal Translation

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

39'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

41And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

Matthew 25:13'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

Luke 21:34'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

Romans 13:14but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought — for desires.

2 Peter 3:12waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

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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