Luke 12:36 — Community Reflections

LUKE 12:36 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“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.”

Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you before the judge — the legal illustration applies eschatological urgency to the present moment. The time before the court appearance is the time for settlement; the time before the kingdom's final arrival is the time for repentance and reconciliation.

Church Fathers on Luke 12:36

Our Lord having taught His disciples moderation, taking from them all care and conceit of this life, now leads them on to serve and obey, saying, Let your loins be girded, that is, always ready to do the work of your Lord, and your lamps burning, that is, do not lead a life in darkness, but have with you the light of reason, showing you what to do and what to avoid. For this world is the night, but they have their loins girded, who follow a practical or active life. For such…
Theophylact · 11th century

Or, he teaches us to keep our lamps burning, by prayer and contemplation and spiritual love.
MAXIM ·

Or, to be girded, signifies activity and readiness to undergo evils from regard to Divine love. But the burning of the lamp signifies that we should not suffer any to live in the darkness of ignorance.
Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

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