Luke 12:40

Luke 12:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
• New International Version (NIV)You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Context of Luke 12:40

38And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen]. 39But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through. And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes. 41And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all? 42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

Luke 12:40 word by word

καὶ ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.¶Read the interlinear

• readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• thinkδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Luke 12:40

• Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
• Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
• Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
• Mark 13:33Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
• Romans 13:11This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
• 2 Peter 3:12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [the] heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall melt?
• Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.

Commentaries on Luke 12:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Be ye therefore ready also - It is pretty evident that what is related here, from Luke 12:35; to Luke 12:49, was spoken by our Lord at another time. See Matthew 24:42; (note), etc., and the notes there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38-46Verses 38-46 See the notes at Matthew 24:42-51. Second watch - See the notes at Matthew 14:25.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used are for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right way to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of this world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ. Fears must not prevail; when we frighten…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40the Son of Man will come: See “The Son of Man” Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-4035-40. loins ... girded--to fasten up the long outer garment, always done before travel and work (2Ki 4:29; Ac 12:8). The meaning is, Be in readiness. lights, &c.--(See on Mt 25:1).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings