Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so, blessed are those servants. Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. 1 Thessalonians 5:4,5 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief. . . . Context Be Ready for Service…37Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down to meat and passing will minister unto them. 38And if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open.… Cross References Matthew 24:43 But this know ye, that, if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Luke 12:39 But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Lexicon Even ifκἂν (kan) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2579: And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if. he comes ἔλθῃ (elthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. second δευτέρᾳ (deutera) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1208: Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second. or κἂν (kan) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2579: And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if. third τρίτῃ (tritē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5154: Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. watch of the night φυλακῇ (phylakē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. finds [them] εὕρῃ (heurē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. alert, οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). those [servants] ἐκεῖνοι (ekeinoi) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. will be εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. blessed! μακάριοί (makarioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off. Additional Translations Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed! And if he comes in the second, and if in the third watch, and finds them thus, blessed are those! And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them'so blessed are those'servants . And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen]. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And whether it be in the second watch or in the third that He comes and finds them so, blessed are they. They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so. and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find it so, happy are those servants. 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