Luke 12:36
NASB
Luke 12:36
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~"Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open {the door} to him when he comes and knocks.
Luke 12:37
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~"Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself {to serve,} and have them recline {at the table,} and will come up and wait on them.
Luke 12:38
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~"Whether he comes in the (I.e. 9 p.m. to midnight) second watch, or even in the (I.e. midnight to 3 a.m.) third, and finds {them} so, blessed are those {slaves.}
Luke 12:39
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"But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Luke 12:40
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~"You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect."
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