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Luke 12:38

NETBible	Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night¹ and finds them alert,² blessed are those slaves!³
NIV © biblegateway Luk 12:38	It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:38	"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 12:38	He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, there will be special favor for his servants who are ready!
MSG © biblegateway Luk 12:38	It doesn't matter what time of the night he arrives; they're awake--and so blessed!
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 12:38	And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 12:38	If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 12:38	"And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
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KJV	And <2532> if <1437> he shall come <2064> (5632) in <1722> the second <1208> watch <5438>_, or <2532> come <2064> (5632) in <1722> the third <5154> watch <5438>_, and <2532> find <2147> (5632) [them] so <3779>_, blessed <3107> are <1526> (5748) those <1565> servants <1401>_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:38	"Whether <2579> he comes <2064> in the second <1208> watch <5438> , or <2579> even <2579> in the third <5154> , and finds <2147> them so <3779> , blessed <3107> are those <1565> slaves.
NET [draft] ITL	Even <2579> if he comes <2064> in <1722> the second <1208> or <2579> <1722> third <5154> watch of the night <5438> and <2532> finds <2147> them alert, blessed <3107> are <1510> those slaves <1565> !
GREEK	kan en th deutera kan en th trith fulakh elyh eurh makarioi eisin

NETBible

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night¹ and finds them alert,² blessed are those slaves!³

NET Notes

¹sn The second or third watch of the night would be between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on a Roman schedule and 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on a Jewish schedule. Luke uses the four-watch schedule of the Romans in Acts 12:4, so that is more probable here. Regardless of the precise times of the watches, however, it is clear that the late-night watches when a person is least alert are in view here.

²tn Grk “finds (them) thus”; but this has been clarified in the translation by referring to the status (“alert”) mentioned in v. 37.

³tn Grk “blessed are they”; the referent (the watchful slaves, v. 37) has been specified in the translation for clarity.