Verse Comparison: Luke 12:38
American Standard Version
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find `them' so blessed are those `servants'.
Amplified® Bible
If he comes in the second watch (before midnight) or the third watch (after midnight), and finds them so, blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants!
Contemporary English Version
Those servants are really fortunate if their master finds them ready, even though he comes late at night or early in the morning.
Darby English Version
And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].
Good News Bible
How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later!
International Standard Version
How blessed they will be if he comes in the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them awake!
King James Version
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
New American Standard Bible
"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds {them} so, blessed are those {slaves.}
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, God will bless those slaves.
Young's Literal Translation
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.