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Luke 12:38

Waiting on GodThe return of Christ

36 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39 But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

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BSB
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
KJV
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
WEB
They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.
ASV
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so blessed are those [servants].
DARBY
And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].
BLB
And if he should come in the second, and if in the third watch, and he finds thus, blessed are those.
ÅB
Og om han kommer i den annen vakt, og om han kommer i den tredje og finner det så, salige er de.
OTB
Det vil være godt for de tjenere hvis herre finner dem klare, enten han kommer i den andre nattevakt, eller til og med i den tredje nattevakt.
B1930
Og om han kommer i den annen vakt, og om han kommer i den tredje og finner det så, salige er de.

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