Luke 12:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.””
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“You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 12:40 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
- Luke 21:34But 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.
- 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.
- Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- 2 Peter 3:12as 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.
- 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.
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