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Youὑμεῖςalsoκαὶbeγίνεσθεready,ἕτοιμοιbecauseὅτιat an hourᾗ ὥρᾳyou do notοὐexpectδοκεῖτεthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουis coming.”ἔρχεται
Luke 12:40
Study it in the app“You also be ready, because at an hour you do not expect the Son of Man is coming.””
Belts fastened and lamps lit, like servants waiting for their masterJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:40, word by word
- beγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoi
ready
Ready, prepared.
Where else “hetoimoi” appears- at an hourὥρᾳhōrai
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōrai” appears- expectδοκεῖτεdokeite
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokeite” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- is comingἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The householder and the thief
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
See them side by side
Luke 12:39-40
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. 40You also be ready, because at an hour you do not expect the Son of Man is coming.”
42So keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44Because of this you also must be ready, because at an hour you do not expect the Son of Man is coming.
The context
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.
40 · This verse (above)
41And Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or also to everyone?”
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?