"And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and …" — Luke 12:36

Luke 12:36 · KJV

“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 12:36

Verse 35

Let your loins be girded about, and {your} lights burning;

Verse 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.

Luke 12 — Context

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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.

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find {them} so, blessed are those servants.

Cross References

Jude 1:20-21

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

James 5:7-8

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Lamentations 3:25-26

The LORD {is} good unto them that wait for him, to the soul {that} seeketh him.

Mark 13:34-37

{For the Son of man is} as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Matthew 25:1-13

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Isaiah 64:4

For since the beginning of the world {men} have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, {what} he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. {seen...: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc}

Matthew 22:1-14

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,