Luke 12:40

Geneva Bible (1560)

Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.

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  • Matt 24:42 : 42 Watch therefore: for ye knowe not what houre your master will come.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in the houre that ye thinke not, will the Sonne of man come.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.
  • Mark 13:33-36 : 33 Take heede: watch, and praie: for yee knowe not when the time is. 34 For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, & leaueth his house, & giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not whe ye master of the house will come, at eue, or at midnight, at the cocke crowing, or in the dawning,) 36 Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.
  • Luke 21:34-36 : 34 Take heede to your selues, lest at any time your hearts be oppressed with surfeting and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and least that day come on you at vnwares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watche therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these thinges that shall come to passe, and that ye may stand before the Sonne of man.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise fro sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it.
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 But put yee on the Lorde Iesvs Christ, and take no thought for the flesh, to fulfill the lustes of it.
  • 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.
  • 2 Pet 3:12-14 : 12 Looking for, and hasting vnto the comming of that day of God, by the which the heauens being on fire, shall be dissolued, and the elements shall melt with heate? 13 But wee looke for newe heauens, and a newe earth, according to his promes, wherein dwelleth righteousnesse. 14 Wherefore, beloued, seeing that yee looke for such thinges, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blamelesse.
  • Rev 19:7 : 7 Let vs be glad and reioyce, and giue glory to him: for the marriage of that Lambe is come, and his wife hath made her selfe ready.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 24:42-46
    5 verses
    91%

    42 Watch therefore: for ye knowe not what houre your master will come.

    43 Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knewe at what watch the thiefe would come, he woulde surely watch, and not suffer his house to be digged through.

    44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in the houre that ye thinke not, will the Sonne of man come.

    45 Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

    46 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

  • Luke 12:35-39
    5 verses
    87%

    35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,

    36 And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.

    37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.

    38 And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.

    39 Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.

  • Matt 25:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10 And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

    11 Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

    12 But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

    13 Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    84%

    32 But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heauen, neither the Sonne himselfe, but the Father.

    33 Take heede: watch, and praie: for yee knowe not when the time is.

    34 For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, & leaueth his house, & giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.

    35 Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not whe ye master of the house will come, at eue, or at midnight, at the cocke crowing, or in the dawning,)

    36 Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.

    37 And those things that I say vnto you, I say vnto all men, Watch.

  • Luke 12:45-47
    3 verses
    82%

    45 But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken,

    46 The master of that seruant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware of, and will cut him off, and giue him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.

    47 And that seruant that knewe his masters will, and prepared not himselfe, neither did according to his will, shalbe beaten with many stripes.

  • Matt 24:50
    82%

    50 That seruaunts master will come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

  • Matt 24:39
    78%

    39 And knewe nothing, till the flood came, and tooke them all away, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

  • Matt 24:37
    77%

    37 But as the dayes of Noe were, so likewise shall the coming of the Sonne of man be.

  • Mark 13:29
    77%

    29 So in like maner, when ye see these things come to passe, knowe that the kingdom of God is neere, euen at the doores.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
    76%

    2 For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lorde shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

    36 Watche therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these thinges that shall come to passe, and that ye may stand before the Sonne of man.

  • Luke 17:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30 After these ensamples shall it be in the day when the Sonne of man is reueiled.

    31 At that day hee that is vpon the house, and his stuffe in ye house, let him not come downe to take it out: and he that is in the fielde likewise, let him not turne backe to that he left behinde.

  • Luke 12:41-43
    3 verses
    75%

    41 Then Peter saide vnto him, Master, tellest thou this parable vnto vs, or euen to all?

    42 And the Lord saide, Who is a faithfull steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler ouer his householde, to giue them their portion of meate in season?

    43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

  • Matt 24:33
    75%

    33 So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, know that the kingdom of God is nere, eue at ye doores.

  • Luke 13:25
    75%

    25 When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, and to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs, and he shall answere and say vnto you, I know you not whence ye are,

  • Rev 16:15
    75%

    15 ( Beholde, I come as a theefe. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, least hee walke naked, and men see his filthines)

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26 Wherefore if they shall say vnto you, Beholde, he is in the desert, goe not forth: Beholde, he is in the secret places, beleeue it not.

    27 For as the lightning commeth out of the East, and is seene into the West, so shall also the coming of the Sonne of man be.

  • Matt 24:48
    75%

    48 But if that euil seruant shal say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,

  • Matt 25:6
    74%

    6 And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

  • Mark 13:26
    74%

    26 And then shall they see the Sonne of man comming in ye cloudes, with great power & glory.

  • Acts 13:40
    73%

    40 Beware therefore lest that come vpon you, which is spoken of in the Prophets,

  • Luke 12:12
    73%

    12 For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.

  • Matt 16:27
    73%

    27 For the Sonne of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then shal he giue to euery man according to his deedes.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    73%

    4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shal come on you, as it were a thiefe.

  • Mark 14:37
    72%

    37 Then hee came, and founde them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre?

  • Matt 26:40
    72%

    40 After, hee came vnto the disciples, and founde them a sleepe, and sayde to Peter, What? Coulde yee not watch with me one houre?

  • Luke 17:24
    72%

    24 For as the lightening that lighteneth out of the one part vnder heauen, shineth vnto the other part vnder heauen, so shall the Sonne of man be in his day.