New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 12:35-38
35“12Be dressedG4024 in 3readinessG4024, and keep your lampsG3088 litG2545. 36Be likeG3664 menG444 who are waitingG4327 for their masterG2962 whenG4219 he returnsG360 from the weddingG1062 feastG1062, soG2443 that they may immediatelyG2112 openG455 the door to him when he comesG2064 and knocksG2925. 37BlessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slavesG1401 whomG3739 the masterG2962 will findG2147 4on the alertG1127 when he comesG2064; trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, that 5he will girdG4024 himself to serve, and have them reclineG347 at the table, and will comeG3928 up and waitG1247 on them. 386WhetherG2579 he comesG2064 in the 7secondG1208 watchG5438, orG2579 evenG2579 in the 8thirdG5154, and findsG2147 them soG3779, blessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slaves.
Notes
- 1. Luke 12:35 Lit Let your loins be girded ↩
- 2. Luke 12:35 Matt 25:1ff ↩
- 3. Luke 12:35 Eph 6:14; 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
- 4. Luke 12:37 Matt 24:42 ↩
- 5. Luke 12:37 Luke 17:8; John 13:4 ↩
- 6. Luke 12:38 Matt 24:43 ↩
- 7. Luke 12:38 I.e. 9 p.m. to midnight ↩
- 8. Luke 12:38 I.e. midnight to 3 a.m. ↩
Commentaries on Luke 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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