Luke 12:36

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

In Context

35Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

37Happy 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.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day[24:42] your Lord comes.

Mark 13:34As a man who is abroad, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter that he should watch;

James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, till it shall have received the early and latter rain.

Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on 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 →

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