Luke 12:40

12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ¹ 

Luke 22:33

22:33 But Peter ²  said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!” ³ 

Luke 14:17

14:17 At ⁴  the time for the banquet ⁵  he sent his slave ⁶  to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

¹ sn Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it might take some time – so long, in fact, that some would not be looking for him any longer (at an hour when you do not expect him).

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The confidence Peter has in private (Lord, I am ready…) will wilt under the pressure of the public eye.

³ tn Grk “And at.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn Or “dinner.”

⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.