Luke 12:37 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Blessed are the servants found watching: their lord will gird himself, seat them at the table, and come forth and serve them.
What Does Luke 12:37 Mean?
Jesus pronounces a beatitude on watchful servants, then overturns every expectation of how masters behave. The returning lord does not call for his own supper; he girds himself with the servant's belt, makes them sit down to meat, and waits on them at table, dish by dish.
No earthly master did such a thing — but this Lord does. At the last supper Jesus would say that He is among His own as one that serveth (Luke 22:27), and He knelt with a towel to wash the feet of His disciples. His coming is not only reckoning but feast: the faithful will be served by the very Lord they waited for. Watchfulness keeps the lamp lit for unimaginable joy.
Luke 12:37 in the Original Language
gregoreo (γρηγορέω), 'watching' -- to stay awake and alert, to keep watch.
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What does Luke 12:37 mean?
Blessed are the servants found watching: their lord will gird himself, seat them at the table, and come forth and serve them.