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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:35-40

Christian alertness: v. 35. Let your loins be girded about and your lights burning; v. 36. 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. v. 37. 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. v. 38. And if he shall come... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 12:35-48

5. The Vigilance and the Conflict of the Genuine Disciple of the Lord (Luke 12:35-59)(Parallel to Matthew 24:43-51.)a. Luke 12:35-4835Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that, when 37he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 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... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:35-36

Luke THE EQUIPMENT OF THE SERVANTS Luk_12:35 - Luk_12:36 . These words ought to stir us like the sound of a trumpet. But, by long familiarity, they drop upon dull ears, and scarcely produce any effect. The picture that they suggest, as an emblem of the Christian state, is a striking one. It is midnight, a great house is without its master, the lord of the palace is absent, but expected back, the servants are busy in preparation, each man with his robe tucked about his middle, in order that... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:35-48

Ever on the Watch Luke 12:35-48 The Lord leads our thoughts on to His advent, when He will call His servants to account. The day may pass into the evening, the evening into the night, and the night may even begin to wear away to the morning, but the faithful servants keep their watch. Their loins are girt to serve, and the house is radiant with their trimmed lights. Presently He comes, and He raises His slaves to sit at His table! They are henceforth His friends-and His highly honored... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed in the sparrows, and in the numbering of the hairs of their heads. His address to His disciples was interrupted by one of the multitude. It was an appeal for action in the matter of the distribution of property. Refusing to arbitrate, He uttered the great parable of the rich fool, declaring... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:35-36

IDEALS LOST AND RECOVERED‘Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning: 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.’ Luke 12:35-Zephaniah : It is not for correction only, but for our great encouragement, that our Lord gives us this image of a Christian life. I. The worldliness of individuals is more pressingly important for us than the danger of a worldly... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Jesus Teaches Concerning Greed, Stewardship and the Need For Fruitfulness Under The Kingly Rule of God Centring on the Fact That He Will Make The Crooked Straight (12:1-14:35). As we have seen we may analyse this next Section from Luke 12:1 to Luke 14:35 into its separate parts as follows: a Instructions to disciples concerning facing up to eternity (Luke 12:1-12). b An example is given of covetousness concerning an inheritance which is followed by the parable of the fool who decided to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35

“Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning,” The parable begins with a description of what is required of the Lord’s servants. In modern terms we would say that they have to have their sleeves rolled up and the lights switched on so that they can go about their tasks with all their might. They have to be like those swotting up in the week before their examinations, concentrating all their attention and effort on it. ‘Your loins girded.’ The long robes they wore hindered work, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-38

The First Parable - The Servants in Readiness (12:35-38). In this parable Jesus is dealing with the responsibility that all who claim to be His servants have for the whole world (the lord’s house), although those who originally heard it probably thought in terms of the people of Israel. The emphasis is on the responsibility of those who are put in position of authority by Him, whether high or low. The crowds and the Pharisees probably in fact saw in it just a pointer to the need to be faithful... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-40

What The Attitude Of His Disciples Should Be (12:35-40). The parable that follows confirms that Jesus will have been previously laying out the background to them (we know so little of the much that He taught them). He had certainly told them that He would die, and rise again (Luke 9:22; Luke 9:31; Luke 9:44; Luke 12:8 assumes it), and as Mark makes clear it was a lesson repeated a number of times (Mark 8:31; Mark 9:12; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:45. Note how the verbs demonstrate that it was constant... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 12:35-40

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 12:35-48

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 12:35-36

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 12:35-48

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 12:1-59

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 12:35-36

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-38

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-40

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