Luke 12:38
Strong's Lexicon
Even if
κἂν (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 ()
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.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If he comes in the middle of the night , or even near dawn , and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.

New American Standard Bible
"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds [them] so, blessed are those [slaves].

King James Bible
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak.

New Living Translation
He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.

English Standard Version
If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!

New American Standard Bible
"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

King James Bible
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.

International Standard Version
How blessed they will be if their master comes in the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them awake!

NET Bible
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!

American Standard Version
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them'so blessed are those'servants .

English Revised Version
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Young's Literal Translation
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.
















Cross References
Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

Luke 12:39
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Luke 12:36
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Luke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

Luke 12:40
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Luke 12:41
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
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