1 Thessalonians 5:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; Matthew 25:6
See the notes at Matthew 24:42-51 . Second watch - See the notes at Matthew 14:25 .
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...
if . Greek. ean. App-118. second... third watch. See App-51. (12, 17). so . thus.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. If he shall come in the second...
Will come forth, and serve them, &c.— It was usual for servants to sit at table, and for the master to wait upon them, among the Babylonians, a...
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And if he shall come in t...
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...
And if he shall come in the second watch. — In Mark 13:35 we have the Roman four-fold division of the night. (See Note there.) Here we find the o...
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...
And if he shall come in the second watch ,.... Of the night, that is, after nine o'clock, or any time between nine or twelve; for the second watch w...
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Ver. 38. In the second watc...
And if he shall come in the second or third watch , &c. This included all the time from nine in the evening to three in the morning; and was as...
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...
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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...
“And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants.” And they must be in a state of readin...
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 ,...
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And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
The Jews frequently divided the night into three watches, to which our Lord seems here to allude.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.