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38 If he comes in the second watch[a] or in the third and finds them still awake, blessed are those servants.

39 The Hour of the Son of Man.[b]“But keep this in mind: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 So you must also be prepared, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:38 Second watch: i.e., between 9:00 P.M. and midnight. Third: i.e., between midnight and 3:00 A.M. See note on Mt 14:25.
  2. Luke 12:39 See note on Mt 24:45-51.