³⁸ Those servants will be ·blessed [happy; or rewarded] when he comes in and finds them ·still waiting [^Lthus; ^Calert and ready], even ·if it is midnight or later [^Leven in the second or third watches; ^Cbetween 9 PM and 3 AM (by Roman reckoning)].

³⁹ “·Remember [Know] this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, he would not allow the thief to ·enter [break into] his house. ⁴⁰ So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man [^Ca title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14] will come at a time when you don’t expect him!”