Luke 12:37

Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

In Context

36and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.

38And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:45Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household servants, to give them their food in due time?

Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.

Luke 21:36Watch, therefore, and pray at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

John 13:4arose from supper, and laid aside his garments, and taking a towel, he girded himself.

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →

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