AKJV
KJV
38. {SCJ}And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. {SCJ.}
ASV
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so blessed are those servants.
ESV
38. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
ERVEN
38. Those servants might have to wait until midnight or later for their master. But they will be glad they did when he comes in and finds them still waiting.
NLT
38. He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.
WEB
38. They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.
NET
38. Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
NLV
38. The owner might come late at night or early in the morning. Those servants are happy if their owner finds them watching whenever he comes.
HCSB
38. If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.
YLT
38. and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.
LITV
38. And if he comes in the second watch, or he comes in the third watch, and finds it so, blessed are those slaves.
RV
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find {cf15i them} so, blessed are those {cf15i servants}.
NCV
38. Those servants will be happy when he comes in and finds them still waiting, even if it is midnight or later.
MKJV
38. And if he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch, and find it so, blessed are those servants.
LXXEN
KJV
38. {SCJ}And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. {SCJ.}
AMP
38. "And if he comes in the second watch [i.e. between 9:00 p.m. and midnight], [or] he even comes in the third watch [i.e. between midnight and 3:00 a.m.], and he finds [them] so, happy are those slaves.
KJVP
38. {SCJ} And G2532 CONJ if G1437 COND he shall come G2064 V-2AAS-3S in G1722 PREP the G3588 T-DSF second G1208 A-DSF watch G5438 N-DSF , or G2532 CONJ come G2064 V-2AAS-3S in G1722 PREP the G3588 T-DSF third G5154 A-DSF watch G5438 N-DSF , and G2532 CONJ find G2147 V-2AAS-3S [ them ] so G3779 ADV , blessed G3107 A-NPM are G1526 V-PXI-3P those G3588 T-NPM servants G1401 N-NPM . {SCJ.}
YLT
38. and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.
ASV
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so blessed are those servants.
WEB
38. They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.
NASB
38. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.
ESV
38. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
RV
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find {cf15i them} so, blessed are those {cf15i servants}.
RSV
38. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!
NKJV
38. "And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.
MKJV
38. And if he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch, and find it so, blessed are those servants.
AKJV
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
NRSV
38. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
NIV
38. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night.
NIRV
38. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready. It will even be good if he comes very late at night.
NLT
38. He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.
MSG
38. It doesn't matter what time of the night he arrives; they're awake--and so blessed!
GNB
38. How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later!
NET
38. Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
ERVEN
38. Those servants might have to wait until midnight or later for their master. But they will be glad they did when he comes in and finds them still waiting.