Luke

Luke 12:37–38

³⁷Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ³⁸Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night^f and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

Footnotes

f 12:38 That is, between nine at night and three in the morning

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Luke 12:37

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	μακάριοι	makarioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3107 happy, blessed
those	ἐκεῖνοι	ekeinoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
servants	δοῦλοι	douloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1401 a male slave
whom	οὓς	hous	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
master	κύριος	kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
finds	εὑρήσει	heurēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
on watch	γρηγοροῦντας	grēgorountas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch
when he returns	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
Truly	ἀμὴν	amēn	Hebrew Word	G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
he will dress himself to serve	περιζώσεται	perizōsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4024 I gird round
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
will have them recline at the table	ἀνακλινεῖ	anaklinei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G347 I make to recline, I recline at a table
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he	παρελθὼν	parelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3928 I pass by
wait on	διακονήσει	diakonēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1247 I wait at table, serve
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 12:38

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even if	κἂν	kan	Conjunction	G2579 and if, even if
he comes	ἔλθῃ	elthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
second	δευτέρᾳ	deutera	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G1208 second, in the second place, for the second time
or	κἂν	kan	Conjunction	G2579 and if, even if
third	τρίτῃ	tritē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G5154 third
watch of the night	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
finds	εὕρῃ	heurē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
alert	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
those	ἐκεῖνοι	ekeinoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
will be	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
blessed	μακάριοί	makarioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3107 happy, blessed

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Luke 12:37 2 Peter 3:14 · Matthew 24:42 · John 13:4–5 · John 12:26 · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · Matthew 24:45–47 · 2 Peter 1:11 · Luke 12:43 · Philippians 1:23 · 1 Peter 5:1–4 · 2 Timothy 4:7–8 · Isaiah 62:5

Luke 12:38 1 Thessalonians 5:4–5 · Matthew 25:6

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