Passage
Luke 12.36
36. and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. (ASV)Book: Luke · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35. Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
36. and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
- Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. 38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants. (Luke 12:34-38, ASV)
WEB
34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35. “Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.
36. Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
- Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them. 38. They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so. (Luke 12:34-38, WEB)
KJV
34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
- Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. (Luke 12:34-38, KJV)
YLT
34. for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be. 35. 'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
36. and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
- 'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them; 38. and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants. (Luke 12:34-38, YLT)
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Theological reading
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Concepts:
- Jesus Said, via Luke 12
Notes
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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