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Luke 12:37

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

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μακάριοιmakarioiBlessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.Blessedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλοιdouloiservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsἐκεῖνοιekeinoithatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.οὓςhouswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἐλθὼνelthōnwhen he comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he cometh”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when he comethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.εὑρήσειheurēseishall findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.shall findγρηγοροῦνταςgrēgorountaswatchingγρηγορέω (grēgoreō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “watching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1127(a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant.watchingἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaihe shall gird himselfπεριζώννυμι (perizōnnumi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall gird himself”, an action still aheadG4024I gird round; mid: I gird myself, generally for active work or travel.he shall gird himselfκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνακλινεῖanaklineimakeἀνακλίνω (anaklinō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “make”, an action still aheadG347I lay upon, lean against, lay down, make to recline; pass: I lie back, recline.makeαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρελθὼνparelthōnwill come forthπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “will come forth”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.will come forthδιακονήσειdiakonēseiand serveδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and serve”, an action still aheadG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).This verse uses “serve”.and serveαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes . Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself , make them recline, and will come and serve them .

Darby Translation

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them.

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