Luke 12:40

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

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  • Matt 24:42 : 42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.
  • Mark 13:33-36 : 33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be. 34 It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch. 35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning; 36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.
  • Luke 21:34-36 : 34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net: 35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth. 36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.
  • 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.
  • 2 Pet 3:12-14 : 12 Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat? 13 But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness. 14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
  • Rev 19:7 : 7 Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.

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  • Matt 24:42-46
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    91%

    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

    45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

    46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

  • Luke 12:35-39
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    87%

    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

    36 And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

    37 Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

    38 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.

    39 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

  • Matt 25:10-13
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    10 And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

    11 After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

    12 But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    84%

    32 But of that day or that hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father.

    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

    34 It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

    35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

    37 And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

  • Luke 12:45-47
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    82%

    45 But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

    46 The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

    47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

  • Matt 24:50
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    50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

  • Matt 24:39
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    39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:37
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    37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Luke 21:35-36
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    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

    36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Luke 12:41-43
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    41 And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

    43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

  • Matt 24:33
    75%

    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • Luke 13:25
    75%

    25 When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15 (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

  • Matt 24:26-27
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    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

    27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:48
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    48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

  • Matt 25:6
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    6 But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

  • Mark 13:26
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    26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40 So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

  • Luke 12:12
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    12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • Matt 16:27
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    27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
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    4 But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

  • Mark 14:37
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    37 And he came, and saw them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to keep watch one hour?

  • Matt 26:40
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    40 And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

  • Luke 17:24
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    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.