lights. lamps. See App-130.
Let your loins ... - This alludes to the ancient manner of dress. They wore a long flowing robe as their outer garment. See the notes at Matthew...
(11) Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning; (11) The life of the faithful servants of God in this world is certainly a diligent...
Luke 12:35-48 Three References to the Parousia. Luke 12:35-38 (with Luke 12:47 f. ). The Need of Watchfulness. These verses, like Luke...
DISCOURSE: 1529 THE WATCHFUL SERVANT Luke 12:35-37 . Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men th...
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; Let your loins - Be active, diligent, determined ready; let all hinderances be removed out...
Let your loins be girded about— As the eastern nations wore long garments, it was necessary that, when they had any thing to do which required them...
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; Let your loins be girded about - to fasten up the long outer garment, which was alwa...
The Leaven of the Pharisees. The Rich Fool 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face...
Exhortation to vigilance. The greater part of it appears also (and most appropriately) in Matthew 24 . The apostles and other ministers of the wor...
Let your loins be girded... — To “gird up the loins” was, in Eastern habits and with Eastern garments, the received symbol of readiness for active...
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...
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,...
(32) Fear not little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (33) Sell that ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves...
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...
Let your loins be girded about ,.... With the girdle of truth, Ephesians 6:14 keeping close to the doctrines of the Gospel, abiding faithfully by...
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; Ver. 35. Let your loins be girded ] It implies, 1. readiness; 2. nimbleness, handiness...
Let your loins , &c. Our Lord, having recommended to his disciples disengagement of affection from the things of this world, and a due moderatio...
THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all,"...
Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto...
Ver. 35,36. The first words of Luke 12:40 , Be ye therefore ready also , expound Luke 12:35 . In this sense we find the phrase used, 1 Kings...
SECTION 5 (12:1-14:35). We commence here a new section of Luke. As we shall see this section centres around a mighty act of Jesus in delivering a...
“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 moder...
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 se...
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 bac...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:35 . Loins girded .—An allusion to the long robes of the East, which those who wear them must bind up before they engage...
In this chapter, our Saviour dispels the fears of his disciples concerning temporal things, and especially their fear of persecution and their fear o...
Luke 12:13-14 . And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me, And he said unto him, Ma...
Luke 12:13-14 . And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Ma...
Luke 12:22-23 . 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, w...
Luke 12:35-37 . Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will ret...
Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Powe...
Men that wait for their Lord Of the believer’s readiness for the coming of Christ This readiness stands in watchfulness and fidelity. I. WAT...
EXPOSITION Luke 12:1-42 The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him ,...
Let your loins be girded about and your lights burning;
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1 Kings 18:46 ; 1 Peter 1:13 ; Ephesians 6:14 ; Isaiah 11:5 ; Isaiah 5:27 ; Matthew 25:1 ; Matthew 25:4-10 ; Matthew 5:16 ; Philippians 2:15...
Let your loins be girt — An allusion to the long garments, worn by the eastern nations, which they girded or tucked up about their loins, when they...
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;