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Luke 12:37

NETBible	Blessed are those slaves¹ whom their master finds alert² when he returns! I tell you the truth,³ he will dress himself to serve,⁴ have them take their place at the table,⁵ and will come⁶ and wait on them!⁷
NIV © biblegateway Luk 12:37	It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:37	"Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 12:37	There will be special favor for those who are ready and waiting for his return. I tell you, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!
MSG © biblegateway Luk 12:37	Lucky the servants whom the master finds on watch! He'll put on an apron, sit them at the table, and serve them a meal, sharing his wedding feast with them.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 12:37	Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 12:37	Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 12:37	"Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat , and will come and serve them.
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KJV	Blessed <3107> [are] those <1565> servants <1401>_, whom <3739> the lord <2962> when he cometh <2064> (5631) shall find <2147> (5692) watching <1127> (5723)_: verily <281> I say <3004> (5719) unto you <5213>_, that <3754> he shall gird himself <4024> (5698)_, and <2532> make <347> (0) them <846> to sit down to meat <347> (5692)_, and <2532> will come forth <3928> (5631) and serve <1247> (5692) them <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:37	"Blessed <3107> are those <1565> slaves <1401> whom <3739> the master <2962> will find <2147> on the alert <1127> when he comes <2064> ; truly <281> I say <3004> to you, that he will gird <4024> himself to serve, and have them recline <347> at the table, and will come <3928> up and wait <1247> on them.
NET [draft] ITL	Blessed <3107> are those <1565> slaves <1401> whom <3739> their master <2962> finds <2147> alert <1127> when <2064> he returns <2064> ! I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281> , he will dress <4024> himself to serve <4024> , have them <846> take <347> their place at the table <347> , and <2532> will come <3928> and wait <1247> on them <846> !
GREEK	makarioi oi douloi ekeinoi ouv elywn kuriov eurhsei legw oti perizwsetai anaklinei kai parelywn

NETBible

Blessed are those slaves¹ whom their master finds alert² when he returns! I tell you the truth,³ he will dress himself to serve,⁴ have them take their place at the table,⁵ and will come⁶ and wait on them!⁷

NET Notes

¹tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

²tn Or “watching”; Grk “awake,” but in context this is not just being awake but alert and looking out.

³tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁴tn See v. 35 (same verb).

⁵tn Grk “have them recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

⁶tn The participle παρελθών (parelqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁷sn He…will come and wait on them is a reversal of expectation, but shows that what Jesus asks for he is willing to do as well; see John 13:5 and 15:18-27, although those instances merely foreshadow what is in view here.