Luke 12:40 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 12:38 And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].

Luke 12:39 But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

Luke 12:40 And ye therefore, be *ye* ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.

Luke 12:41 And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "ready", "hour", "think", and "comes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "ready", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "But this know that if the master..." into verse 41's "And Peter said to him Lord sayest...", so "therefore" and "ready" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "ready" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.