Luke 12:36

and be like people looking for their master when he returns from the marriage feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open the door for him.

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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 long clothing be tucked in at your belt, and let your lamps be kept burning,

37Blessed are those servants whom the master will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will tuck in his long clothing at his belt, and have them sit down at the table, and he will come and serve them.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 5:5I got up to open the door for my beloved; 1 my hands were dripping with myrrh, 1 my fingers with moist myrrh, 1 on the door handle. 1

Lamentations 3:25Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the one who seeks him. 1

Matthew 24:42Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Mark 13:34It is like a man who goes on a journey—he leaves his house and puts his servants in charge of the house, each one with his work, and he commands the watchman to stay awake.

James 5:7So be patient, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See, the farmer awaits the valuable harvest from the ground. He is patiently waiting for it, until it receives the early and late rains.

Jude 1:20But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith, and pray 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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