Luke
Luke 12:37
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.