Luke 12:40
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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γίνομαι
do be
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ὅς
in the
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔρχομαι
comes.
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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δοκέω
you expect
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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ὥρα
hour
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ὥρα
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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ἕτοιμος
ready,
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ἕτοιμος
adjusted, i.e. ready
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