But know this: If the master of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not allowed his house to be broken into.
Luke 12:38 - The Text-Critical English New Testament If he comes in the second watch or the third watch and finds them doing so, blessed are those servants. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If he comes in the second watch (before midnight) or the third watch (after midnight), and finds them so, blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants! American Standard Version (1901) And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Common English Bible Happy are those whom he finds alert, even if he comes at midnight or just before dawn. Catholic Public Domain Version And if he will return in the second watch, or if in the third watch, and if he will find them to be so: then blessed are those servants. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. |
But know this: If the master of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not allowed his house to be broken into.
But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him.’
But know this: If the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.