12:35 “Get dressed for service 1 and keep your lamps burning; 2 12:36 be like people 3 waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, 4 so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 12:37 Blessed are those slaves 5 whom their master finds alert 6 when he returns! I tell you the truth, 7 he will dress himself to serve, 8 have them take their place at the table, 9 and will come 10 and wait on them! 11 12:38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night 12 and finds them alert, 13 blessed are those slaves! 14 12:39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief 15 was coming, he would not have let 16 his house be broken into. 12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” 17