And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those seruants.- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds {them} so, blessed are those {slaves.}- New American Standard Version (1995)And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find `them' so blessed are those `servants'.- American Standard Version (1901)And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.- Basic English BibleAnd if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].- Darby BibleAnd if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. - Webster's BibleAnd whether it be in the second watch or in the third that He comes and finds them so, blessed are they.- Weymouth BibleThey will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.- World English BibleAnd if he come in the secounde wakynge, and if he come in the thridde wakynge, and fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid.- Wycliffe Bibleand 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.- Youngs Literal Bible

12:38 The Jews frequently divided the night into three watches, to which our Lord seems here to allude.

Lu 12:38 In the second watch. The Jews divided the night into four watches. The second and third covered the midnight hours.

Luke 12:38 meaning