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Luke 12:38
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And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.
- 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version
Other Translations of Luke 12:38
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those seruants.
- King James Version (1611)
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find `them' so blessed are those `servants'.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
- Douay Rheims Bible
Lu 12:38 In the second watch. The Jews divided the night into four watches. The second and third covered the midnight hours.
- People's Bible
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
- Webster's Bible
And whether it be in the second watch or in the third that He comes and finds them so, blessed are they.
- Weymouth Bible
They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.
- World English Bible
And if he come in the secounde wakynge, and if he come in the thridde wakynge, and fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid.
- Wycliffe Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Luke 12:38
12:38 The Jews frequently divided the night into three watches, to which our Lord seems here to allude.
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