Luke 12:37 - Tree of Life Version

³⁷ “Happy are those slaves whose master finds them alert when he comes. Amen, I tell you, he will prepare himself and have them recline at table, and will come and serve them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁷ Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants whom the master finds awake and alert and watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them!

American Standard Version (1901)

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 sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

Common English Bible

³⁷ Happy are those servants whom the master finds waiting up when he arrives. I assure you that, when he arrives, he will dress himself to serve, seat them at the table as honored guests, and wait on them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁷ Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he returns, will find being vigilant. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, while he, continuing on, will minister to them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁷ Blessed 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.

Luke 12:37 Cross References

Isaiah 62:5

For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Jeremiah 32:41

“Yes, I will delight in doing good for them, and with all My heart and all My soul I will in truth plant them in this land.”

Zephaniah 3:17

Adonai your God is in your midst— a mighty Savior! He will delight over you with joy. He will quiet you with His love. He will dance for joy over you with singing.’

Matthew 24:42

Therefore stay alert; for you do not know what day your Lord is coming.

Luke 12:36

Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

Luke 12:43

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him so doing when he comes.

Luke 17:8

But won’t he instead say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat! Dress yourself and wait on me while I eat and drink; and afterward, you may eat and drink’?

Luke 21:36

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 22:27

For who is greater, the one who reclines or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

John 12:26

If any man serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there also will My servant be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written, “Things no eye has seen and no ear has heard, that have not entered the heart of mankind— these things God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Messiah and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two—having a desire to leave and be with Messiah, which is far better;

2 Peter 1:11

For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua, will be richly provided for you.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, loved ones, while you are looking for these things, make every effort to be found in shalom, spotless and blameless before Him.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: How fortunate are the dead—those who die in the Lord from now on!” “Yes,” says the Ruach, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”

Revelation 16:15

“Behold, I am coming like a thief! How fortunate is the one who stays alert and keeps his clothes on, lest he walk around naked and they see his shamefulness.”

Revelation 3:21

To the one who overcomes I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I myself overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them and guide them to springs of living water, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.”