Luke 12:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 12:37 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 →
μακάριοι
makários
G3107
blessed
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δοῦλοι
doûlos
G1401
slave
ἐκεῖνοι
ekeînos
G1565
that one
οὓς
hós
G3739
who
ἐλθὼν
érchomai
G2064
to come
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
εὑρήσει
heurískō
G2147
to find
γρηγοροῦντας
grēgoreúō
G1127
to watch
ἀμὴν
amḗn
G281
amen
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
περιζώσεται
perizṓnnymi
G4024
to gird
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀνακλινεῖ
anaklínō
G347
to lean
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παρελθὼν
parérchomai
G3928
to pass by
διακονήσει
diakonéō
G1247
to serve
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most assuredly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Blessed those servants whom the master will find watching he comes. Truly I say to you that he will gird himself and have them recline to eat, and he will come serve them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).