New International Version (NIV)
38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak.
Luke 12:38
Luke 12:38 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
38Whether he comes in the 12:38 I.e., 9 p.m. to midnightsecond watch, or even in the 12:38 I.e., midnight to 3 a.m.third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
38Whether he comes in the I.e. 9 p.m. to midnightsecond watch, or even in the I.e. midnight to 3 a.m.third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
38Whether he comes in the second watch (before midnight), or even in the third (after midnight), and finds them so [prepared and ready], blessed are those servants.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night12:38 That is, between nine at night and three in the morning and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready. It will even be good if he comes in the middle of the night or toward morning.