Luke 12:36
And let you yourselves be like men awaiting their lord, when he will return from the wedding; so that, when he arrives and knocks, they may open to him promptly.
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In Context
35Let your waists be girded, and let lamps be burning in your hands.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 5:5Bride: I have taken off my tunic; how shall I be clothed in it? I have washed my feet; how shall I spoil them?
Lamentations 3:25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
Matthew 24:42Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return.
Mark 13:34It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
James 5:7Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains.
Jude 1:20But you, most beloved, are building yourselves up by your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
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 →