Luke 12:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 12:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅμοιοι
hómoios
G3664
like
ἀνθρώποις
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
προσδεχομένοις
prosdéchomai
G4327
to receive to oneself
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κύριον
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἑαυτῶν
heautoû
G1438
himself
πότε
póte
G4219
when
ἀναλύσῃ
analýō
G360
to depart
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
γάμων
gámos
G1062
wedding
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἐλθόντος
érchomai
G2064
to come
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κρούσαντος
kroúō
G2925
to knock
εὐθέως
euthéōs
G2112
immediately
ἀνοίξωσιν
anoígō
G455
to open
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and you like men waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that he comes and knocks, they may immediately open for him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).