Readiness at Any Hour
Luke 12:40
In 9 translations
- BSB
- You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
- KJV
- Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
- WEB
- Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”
- ASV
- Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
- LSV
- and you, then, become ready, because at the hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.”
- YLT
- and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
- DBY
- And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
- DRC
- Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.
- GNV
- Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὖν (“therefore”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of γίνεσθε: Tyndale House: γείνεσθε.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὑμεῖς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὑμεῖς; Robinson–Pierpont add οὖν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι· ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι· ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
- SCR1894
- και υμεις ουν γινεσθε ετοιμοι οτι η ωρα ου δοκειτε ο υιος του ανθρωπου ερχεται
Who and where
👤 Jesus Christ◆ Woes and Parables with Pharisees
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ClosetMarthaThessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to theWatchfulnessLuke, the Gospel ofParousiaSecond Coming of Christ, TheMark, the Gospel According toServantJesus, the Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
- 2 Peter 3:12–14as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven…
- Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Mark 13:33–36Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper…
- Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Luke 21:34–36But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of…
- Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
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