Luke 12:38

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea if he come in the thirde watche, and fynde them so, happye are those seruauntes.

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  • Matt 25:6 : 6 And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.
  • 1 Thess 5:4-5 : 4 But ye brethren are not in darknesse, that that day shoulde ouertake you as a theefe. 5 Ye are all the chyldren of lyght, and the chyldren of the daye: We are not of the nyght, neither of darkenesse.

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  • Luke 12:35-37
    3 verses
    90%

    35Let your loynes be girde about, and your lyghtes brennyng,

    36And ye your selues like vnto men, that wayte for their Lorde, when he wyll returne from the weddyng, that when he commeth, and knocketh, they maye open vnto hym immediatly.

    37Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.

  • Luke 12:42-47
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    84%

    42And the Lorde saide: Who is a faythfull and wyse stewarde, whom his lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde, to geue them their portion of meate in due season?

    43Happye is that seruaunt, whom his lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

    44Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath.

    45But & yf that seruaut say in his heart, my lorde wyll deferre his commyng, and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drynke, and to be dronken,

    46The Lord of that seruaunt wyll come in a day when he thynketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware, and wyll hewe hym in peeces, and geue hym his portion with the vnbeleuers.

    47And the seruaunt that knewe his maisters wyll, and prepared not hym selfe, neither dyd accordyng to his wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes.

  • Luke 12:39-40
    2 verses
    83%

    39This vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be dygged through.

    40Be ye therfore redy also, for ye sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not.

  • Matt 24:42-51
    10 verses
    82%

    42Watch therfore, for ye knowe not what houre your Lorde doth come.

    43Of this yet be sure, that yf the good man of the house, knewe what watche the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be broken vp.

    44Therfore, be ye also redy: for in such an houre as ye thynke not, the sonne of man commeth.

    45Who is a faythfull and wise seruaunt, whom his Lorde hath made ruler ouer his householde, to geue them meate in season.

    46Blessed is that seruaunt, whom his Lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

    47Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall make hym ruler ouer all his goodes.

    48But and yf that euyll seruaunt say in his heart, my Lorde wyll be long a commyng:

    49And so begyn to smyte his felowes, yea, and to eate and drynke with the dronken:

    50The same seruauntes Lorde shall come in a day, when he loketh not for hym, and in an houre that he is not ware of:

    51And shall hewe hym in peeces, & geue hym his portion with hypocrites: there shalbe wepyng and gnasshyng of teeth.

  • Mark 13:33-37
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    79%

    33Take heede, watche and pray: for ye knowe not when the tyme is.

    34As a man which is gone into a straunge countrey, and hath left his house, and geuen auctoritie to his seruauntes, and to euery man his worke, and commaunded the porter to watche:

    35Watche ye therfore, (for ye knowe not whe the maister of the house wyl come, at euen, or at mydnyght, whether at the cocke crowyng, or in the dawnyng.)

    36Lest yf he come sodenly, he fynde you slepyng.

    37And that I say vnto you, I say vnto all, watche.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15Beholde, I come as a theefe. Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes, lest he walke naked, and men see his fylthynesse.

  • Matt 25:13
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    13Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.

  • Matt 25:19
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    19After a long season, the Lorde of those seruauntes commeth, and reckeneth with them.

  • Mark 14:37-38
    2 verses
    72%

    37And he came & founde them slepyng, and sayth vnto Peter: Simon, slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre?

    38Watche ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirite truely is redy, but the fleshe is weake.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7But which of you, hauyng a seruaunt plowyng, or feedyng cattell, woulde say vnto hym by & by when he were come from the fielde, go and syt downe at the table:

    8And woulde not rather say vnto hym, dresse, wherwith I may suppe, & gyrde vp thy selfe, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, and afterward eate thou, and drynke thou?

  • Mark 14:41
    71%

    41And he came the thirde tyme, & sayde vnto them: slepe hencefoorth, and take your ease, it is inough: The houre is come, beholde, the sonne of man is betrayed into the handes of sinners.

  • Luke 19:13
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    13And he called his ten seruauntes, & deliuered the ten peeces of money, saying vnto them, Occupie tyl I come.

  • Dan 12:12
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    12Blessed is he that wayteth and commeth to the thousande, three hundred, and fiue and thirtie dayes.

  • Matt 26:40
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    40And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them a slepe, and sayth vnto Peter: What, coulde ye not watche with me one houre?

  • Mark 12:2
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    2And when the tyme was come, he sent to the husbande men a seruaunt, that he myght receaue of the husbandmen, of the fruite of the vineyarde.

  • Matt 25:6
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    6And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.

  • Luke 19:15
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    15And it came to passe, that whe he had receaued his kyngdome and returned, he commaunded these seruauntes to be called vnto him, to whom he had geuen the money, to wyt howe muche euery man had done in occupying.

  • Luke 14:21
    69%

    21And the seruaunt returned, & shewed his maister these thynges. Then was the good man of the house displeased, & sayde to his seruaunt: Go out quickly into the brode streates and lanes of the citie, and bryng in hyther the poore, and the feeble, and the halt, and the blynde.

  • Matt 21:40
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    40When the Lorde therfore of the vineyarde commeth, what wyll he do vnto those husbande men?

  • Matt 18:23
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    23Therfore is the kyngdome of heauen, lykened vnto a certayne man, that was a kyng, which woulde take accomptes of his seruauntes.

  • Matt 25:10
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    10And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.

  • Rev 3:3
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    3Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard, and holde fast, and repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee.

  • Luke 21:36
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    36Watche ye therfore, and pray continually, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these thinges yt shall come, & that ye may stand before ye sonne of man.

  • Luke 18:8
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    8I tell you he wyll auenge them, and that quickly. Neuerthelesse, when the sonne of man commeth, shall he fynde fayth on the earth?

  • Mark 12:9
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    9What shall therfore, the Lorde of the vineyarde do? He shal come, and destroy the husbandmen, and wyll geue the vineyarde vnto other.

  • Matt 26:43
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    43And he came, and founde them a slepe agayne: for, their eyes were heauy.

  • Matt 20:6
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    6And about the eleuenth houre, he wet out, and founde other standyng idle, and saide vnto them: why stande ye here all the day idle?