Readiness at Any Hour

Matthew 24:46

In 9 translations

BSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
KJV: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
WEB: Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
ASV: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
LSV: Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
YLT: Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
DBY: Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.
DRC: Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
GNV: Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place οὕτως elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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SBLGNT: οὕτως ποιοῦντα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὕτως ποιοῦντα; Robinson–Pierpont read ποιοῦντα οὕτως.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει οὕτως ποιοῦντα·
RP2018: Μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος, ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα οὕτως.
TR-Boyd: Μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος, ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα οὕτως.
SCR1894: μακαριος ο δουλος εκεινος ον ελθων ο κυριος αυτου ευρησει ποιουντα ουτως

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Faithfulness Watchfulness Matthew, Gospel according to Olves, Mount of Millennium, Premillennial View Desire of All Nations Beatitudes Parables Justice Providence

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Cross-references most cited first

Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Luke 12:37Blessed 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.
2 Timothy 4:6–8For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is laid up for me the…
2 Peter 1:13–15I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body, because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. And I will make every effort to…
Philippians 1:21–23For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be…
Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 2:19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.

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