Luke 12
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Luke 12:35-39

35“Be dressedG4024inreadinessG4024, and keepyour lampsλύχνοιluchnoiG3088litκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545.
36Be likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who are waitingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327for their masterκύριονkurionG2962whenπότεpoteG4219he returnsἀναλύσῃanalusēG360from the weddingγάμων,gamōnG1062feastG1062,soἵναinaG2443that they may immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112openἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455the doorto him when he comesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064and knocksκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925.
37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401whomοὓςhousG3739the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147on the alertγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064;trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thathe will girdπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaiG4024himself to serve,and have them reclineἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347at the table,and will comeπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928up and waitδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247on them.
38WhetherG2579he comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in thesecondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,orG2579evenG2579in thethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154,and findsεὕρῃheurēG2147themsoοὕτως,houtōsG3779,blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107are thoseἐκεῖνοι.¶ekeinoiG1565slaves.
39“Butbe sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097of thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,that ifεἰeiG1487the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his houseοἶκονoikonG3624to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.
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