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And ifκἂνinἐνthe second watchτῇ δευτέρᾳor ifκἂνinἐνthe thirdτῇ τρίτῃwatchφυλακῇhe comesἔλθῃandκαὶfinds themεὕρῃso,οὕτωςhappyμακάριοίareεἰσινthose slaves.ἐκεῖνοι
Luke 12:38
Study it in the app“And if in the second watch or if in the third watch he comes and finds them so, happy are those slaves.”
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With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:38, word by word
- And ifκἂνkan
and if
Adds a new condition to what was said: “and in case.”
Where else “kan” appears- the second watchδευτέρᾳdeuterai
second
Second.
Where else “deuterai” appears- the thirdτρίτῃtritēi
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritēi” appears- watchφυλακῇphylakēi
watch
Those on duty, or a part of the night.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- he comesἔλθῃelthēi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthēi” appears- finds themεὕρῃheurēi
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēi” appears- happyμακάριοίmakarioi
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarioi” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears
The context
37Happy are those slaves whom the master will find awake when he comes. Truly I tell you that he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them.
38 · This verse (above)
39But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?