King James Version

Luke 12:40

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before do be here.

καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.γίνεσθεginestheto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἕτοιμοιhetoimoireadyἕτοιμος (hetoimos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “ready”, the subject formG2092ready, prepared.This verse uses “ready”.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὥρᾳhōraat an hourὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “at an hour”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.This verse uses “an hour”.at an hourοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notδοκεῖτεdokeiteto thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

World English Bible

Therefore be ready also , for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’ t expect him .”

Darby Translation

And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.

Douay-Rheims

Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.

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