Luke 12:38

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find› [them] ‹so, blessed are those servants.›

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:6 : 6 ‹And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.›
  • 1 Thess 5:4-5 : 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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    44 ‹Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.›

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