Verse List for LUKE 12:38

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) If he arrives around midnight or even in the small hours of the morning, he’ll find them ready. Yes, they’ll be blessed.

OET-LV And _if he _may _come in the second even _if in the third watch, and may _find them thus, blessed are those.

ULT Even if he comes in the second, or even in the third watch, and finds them thus, blessed are those.

UST Even if he comes home late in the evening or in the middle of the night, if he finds that his servants are awake and ready for him, he will be very pleased with them.

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

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

BLB And if he comes in the second, and if in the third watch, and finds them thus, blessed are those!

AICNT “{And if in the second or in the third watch he comes and finds them so, [those][fn] [[servants]][fn] they are blessed.}[fn]

OEB Whether it is late at night, or in the early morning that he comes, if he finds all as it should be, then happy are they.

WEBBE & WMBB They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.

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

LSV and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, blessed are those servants.

FBV Even if he comes at midnight, or just before dawn—how good for them if he finds them watching and ready!

TCNT If he comes in the second watch or the third watch and finds them doing so, blessed are those servants.

T4T Even if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are awake and ready for him, he will be very pleased with them.

LEB Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find them[fn] like this, blessed are they!

BBE And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

Moff Whether he comes in the second or the third watch of the night and finds them thus alert, blessed are they!

Wymth And whether it be in the second watch or in the third that He comes and finds them so, blessed are they.

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

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

YLT 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.

Drby And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].

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

SLT And if he should come in the second watch, and should come in the third watch, and find so, happy are those servants.

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

KJB-1769 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

KJB-1611 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those seruants.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea if he come in the thirde watche, and fynde them so, happye are those seruauntes.
(And if he come in the second watche, yea if he come in the third watche, and find them so, happye are those servants.)

Gnva And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.
(And if he come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and shall find them so, blessed are those servants.)

Cvdl And yf he come in the seconde watch, and in the thirde watch, and fynde them so, blessed are those seruauntes.
(And if he come in the second watch, and in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.)

TNT And yf he come in the seconde watche ye if he come in the thyrde watche and shall fynde them soo happy are those servauntes.
(And if he come in the second watch ye/you_all if he come in the third watch and shall find them so happy are those servants.)

Wycl And if he come in the secounde wakynge, and if he come in the thridde wakynge, and fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid.
(And if he come in the second waking, and if he come in the third waking, and find so, those servants been blessed.)

Luth Und so er kommt in der andern Wache und in der dritten Wache und wird‘s also finden: selig sind diese Knechte.
(And so he comes in the/of_the change watch(n) and in the/of_the third watch(n) and it_will also find: blessed are this/these servant(s).)

ClVg Et si venerit in secunda vigilia, et si in tertia vigilia venerit, et ita invenerit, beati sunt servi illi.[fn]
(And when/but_if will_have_placed in/into/on the_second vigil/watch(n), and when/but_if in/into/on third vigil/watch(n) will_have_placed, and so/thus found, happy are slaves them.)

SR-GNT Κἂν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ, καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι! ‡

UGNT κἂν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ, καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι!

SBL-GNT ⸂κἂν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν⸃ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί ⸀εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι.

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ φυλακῇ, καὶ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ, καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί εἰσιν οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι.

TC-GNT [fn]καὶ ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ φυλακῇ, καὶ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ, καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτω, μακάριοί εἰσιν [fn]οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι.