Luke 12:40
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Be ye therefore ready also, for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”
Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
You too, be continually ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour and a moment when you do not anticipate it.
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
You also must be ready, because the Human One is coming at a time when you don’t expect him.”
You too, be ready! For the Son of Man will come when you are not expecting him.”
So always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.
And ye therefore, be *ye* ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
You also be prepared ones, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour which you do not expect”.
Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you don’t expect him!”
You also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you are not thinking about it.’
You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you are not expecting him.”
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man [C a title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14] will come at a time when you don’t expect him!”
Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Son of man will come at an hour when ye think not.
Be ready, because the Son of Man will return when you least expect him.”
And you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.”
You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
So you also must be ready! The Son of Man will come at a time when you don’t expect him!”
So be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at a time when you don’t expect him.”
“You must be ready dressed and have your lamps alight, like men who wait to welcome their lord and master on his return from the wedding-feast, so that when he comes and knocks at the door, they may open it for him at once. Happy are the servants whom their lord finds on the alert when he arrives. I assure you that he will take off his outer clothes, make then sit down to dinner, and come and wait on them. And if he should come just after midnight or in the very early morning, and find them still on the alert, their happiness is assured. But be certain of this, that if the householder had known the time when the burglar would come, he would not have let his house be broken into. So you must be on the alert, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you may not expect him.”
Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man comes at an hour when ye think not.
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
You too, be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.”
So be ready all the time. For I, the Messiah, will come when least expected.”
“You know that if the house owner had known what night the burglar was coming, he wouldn’t have stayed out late and left the place unlocked. So don’t you be lazy and careless. Just when you don’t expect him, the Son of Man will show up.”
Therefore be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
So you too must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Be ready, because the Son of Man will return when you least expect him.”
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”
You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
So you must also be prepared, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you don’t expect him!”
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
You also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.”
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.’
Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
You must be ready also. The Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not think He will come.”
You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”
Be prepared therefore, for the Son of man will come at an hour when you think not.
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.’
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.’
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
You too should be ready, because the son of man is coming at a time you don’t expect.”
So you be shomer, for the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach, DANIEL 7:13-14] comes in an hour you do not think.
“Therefore, you also be prepared. For the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not suspect.”
You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour.”
You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you don’t expect.”
I’m trying to tell you that these are times for alertness, times requiring a sense of urgency and intensity, because like the master in the first story or the thief in the second, the Son of Man shows up by surprise.
Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”
So then, be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you are not looking for him.'
And be ye ready, for in what hour ye guess not, man's Son shall come.
and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
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