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Luke 12:38
Luke 12:38 is verse 38 of Luke chapter 12, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
That is, between nine at night and three in the morning
King James Version
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
World English Bible
They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.
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Luke 12:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible
36 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
39 But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
1 Thessalonians 5:4But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.