Lucas 12:37

37 Los siervos que estén listos y a la espera de su regreso serán recompensados. Les digo la verdad, él mismo les indicará dónde sentarse, se pondrá el delantal y les servirá mientras están a la mesa y comen.

Lucas 12:37 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:37

Blessed are those servants whom the Lord
The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "their Lord", the master of them, or the Lord Jesus Christ:

when he cometh shall find watching:
for him, and not asleep. The Ethiopic version reads, "so doing, and watching"; girding up their loins, trimming their lamps, and waiting for their Lord's coming: such servants are happy, they will appear to be in the favour of their master, who will take notice of them and show some marks of respect to them; as Christ will to all his good and faithful servants, whenever he comes, whether at death, or at judgment; and who will be happy then, being found so doing, and found in him:

verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself;
not that Christ shall really do this, or appear in the form of a servant; but that he shall readily, cheerfully, and at once introduce his servants into his joy, and make them partakers of all the glories of the other world:

and make them to sit down to meat;
at his table in his kingdom; see ( Matthew 8:11 ) ( Luke 22:30 )

and will come forth and serve them;
with food, yea, will feed them himself, and lead them to fountains of living water, ( Revelation 7:17 ) The Arabic version renders it, "he shall stand to minister unto them": the phrase is expressive of the posture of a servant; who, as Dr. Lightfoot observes, is (Klwh) , "walking", and who goes round about the table, whilst others sit ^F20: some think there is allusion in the words to a custom used at some feasts, particularly at the feasts in honour of Saturn, in which servants changed clothes with their masters, and sat at their tables, and their masters served them ^F21

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Jarchi in T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 77. 2.
F21 Vide Lipsii Saturnal. l. 1. c. 2. p. 6.

Lucas 12:37 In-Context

35 Preparados para la venida del Señor

36 como si esperaran el regreso de su amo de la fiesta de bodas. Entonces estarán listos para abrirle la puerta y dejarlo entrar en el momento que llegue y llame.

37 Los siervos que estén listos y a la espera de su regreso serán recompensados. Les digo la verdad, él mismo les indicará dónde sentarse, se pondrá el delantal y les servirá mientras están a la mesa y comen.

38 Puede ser que llegue en la mitad de la noche o durante la madrugada,
pero cualquiera sea la hora a la que llegue, recompensará a los siervos que estén preparados.

39 »Entiendan lo siguiente: si el dueño de una casa supiera exactamente a qué hora viene un ladrón, no dejaría que asaltara su casa.