King James Version

Luke 12:38

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and if” (κἂν) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “watch he may come and” (φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ καὶ) before he may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the servants” (οἱ δοῦλοι) before those here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

κἂνkanandκἄνconjunction — “and”G2579Strong’s files this form under G1437 (ἐάν, denote).ifἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δευτέρᾳdeuterasecondδεύτερος (deuteros)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “second”, the to- or for-formG1208second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time.This verse uses “second”.the secondκἂνkanandκἄνconjunction — “and”G2579Strong’s files this form under G1437 (ἐάν, denote).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τρίτῃtritēthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “third”, the to- or for-formG5154third.the thirdφυλακῇphulakēwatchφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “watch”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.watchἔλθῃelthēto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὕρῃheurēfindεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.findοὕτωςhoutōsthem soοὕτω(ς)adverb — “them so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.them soμακάριοίmakarioiblessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.blessedεἰσινeisinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areἐκεῖνοιekeinoithoseἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “those”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.those

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

φυλακῇphulakēwatchφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “watch”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.ἔλθῃelthēcomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants .

Young’s Literal Translation

and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.

World English Bible

They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so .

Darby Translation

And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].

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