the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,
Parallel translations
- KJV The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
- BSB The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
- NKJV the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
- NASB then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know,
- NLT The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Th 5:2–3For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
- Rev 3:3Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
- Matt 24:42–44Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.
- Prov 29:1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
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