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Text -- Luke 12:40 (NET)

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12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
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Robertson: Luk 12:40 - -- Be ye ( ginesthe ). Present middle imperative, keep on becoming.

Be ye ( ginesthe ).

Present middle imperative, keep on becoming.

Robertson: Luk 12:40 - -- Cometh ( erchetai ). Futuristic present indicative. See Mat 24:43-51 for details in the comparison with Luke.

Cometh ( erchetai ).

Futuristic present indicative. See Mat 24:43-51 for details in the comparison with Luke.

JFB: Luk 12:35-40 - -- To fasten up the long outer garment, always done before travel and work (2Ki 4:29; Act 12:8). The meaning is, Be in readiness.

To fasten up the long outer garment, always done before travel and work (2Ki 4:29; Act 12:8). The meaning is, Be in readiness.

JFB: Luk 12:35-40 - -- (See on Mat 25:1).

(See on Mat 25:1).

Clarke: Luk 12:40 - -- Be ye therefore ready also - It is pretty evident that what is related here, from Luk 12:35 to Luk 12:49, was spoken by our Lord at another time. Se...

Be ye therefore ready also - It is pretty evident that what is related here, from Luk 12:35 to Luk 12:49, was spoken by our Lord at another time. See Mat 24:42 (note), etc., and the notes there.

Defender: Luk 12:40 - -- We are frequently urged to be ready always for the Lord's return. If we could predict the date of His coming, or if we knew certain other events must ...

We are frequently urged to be ready always for the Lord's return. If we could predict the date of His coming, or if we knew certain other events must transpire first, then such continual readiness would be unnecessary (Heb 9:28; 1Jo 2:28)."

TSK: Luk 12:40 - -- Luk 21:34-36; Mat 24:42, Mat 24:44, Mat 25:13; Mar 13:33-36; Rom 13:11, Rom 13:14; 1Th 5:6; 2Pe 3:12-14; Rev 19:7

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Luk 12:38-46 - -- See the notes at Mat 24:42-51. Second watch - See the notes at Mat 14:25.

See the notes at Mat 24:42-51.

Second watch - See the notes at Mat 14:25.

Poole: Luk 12:37-40 - -- Ver. 37-40. The duty which Christ is here pressing upon his hearers is watchfulness, which signifieth: 1. A negation of sleep; 2. An industrious ke...

Ver. 37-40. The duty which Christ is here pressing upon his hearers is watchfulness, which signifieth:

1. A negation of sleep;

2. An industrious keeping ourselves awake with reference to some particular end. The end here expressed is the happy receiving of Christ, coming to judgment; from whence is evident, that the watching here intended is a spiritual watching, which is a denial of ourselves as to our lusts, and the sleep of sin, which is compared to sleep, Rom 13:11 Eph 5:14 , and an industrious keeping ourselves from such sleep in order to the coming of our Lord, who will come at an hour when we think not, Luk 12:40 ; his coming is to us uncertain, and will be to many surprising.

This watchfulness he presseth upon his hearers;

1. From the reward the Lord will give to such persons:

He shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them: very high metaphorical expressions, signifying no more, than that he will put upon them a very high honour and dignity, and satisfy them with a fulness of happiness and glory, and they shall be at rest for ever. The state of glory is elsewhere set out under the notion of drinking new wine in the kingdom of God, and eating and drinking in his kingdom.

2. From the benefit which they will have by watching in this; that let the Lord come when he will, whether in the second or third watch, they will be ready, and they shall be blessed.

3. He presseth it also from the ordinary prudence of men, who if they have an intimation that a thief is coming, will watch, and prevent the mischief that might ensue by the breaking open of their houses. But concerning those words;

See Poole on "Mat 24:43" , See Poole on "Mat 24:44" , where we met with them before used upon the same occasion.

Gill: Luk 12:40 - -- Be ye therefore ready also,.... Not habitually, but actually, in the exercise of grace, and the discharge of duty, with loins girt, and lights burning...

Be ye therefore ready also,.... Not habitually, but actually, in the exercise of grace, and the discharge of duty, with loins girt, and lights burning. This may be understood either of a readiness to meet the Lord in the way of his judgments, and particularly the destruction of Jerusalem, which was to be in a few years; or of a preparation for death, and the last judgment, which lies in the righteousness of Christ imputed, and his grace imparted: and to have a comfortable view of the one, and a gracious experience of the other, as they will engage to the performance of good works, to which such are ready; so they make meet for the coming of Christ, be it in what way, and whensoever it will: and the rather, a concern should be had for such a preparation, because of the following reason,

for the son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not; in either of the above ways; See Gill on Mat 24:44.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 12:40 Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it might take some time – so long, in fact, that some would not be looking fo...

Geneva Bible: Luk 12:40 ( 12 ) Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. ( 12 ) None need to watch more than they that have some de...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Luk 12:1-59 - --1 Christ preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy, and fearfulness in publishing his doctrine;13 warns the people to beware of covetousness, by the...

MHCC: Luk 12:22-40 - --Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mat 6:25-34. The arguments here used are for our encourage...

Matthew Henry: Luk 12:22-40 - -- Our Lord Jesus is here inculcating some needful useful lessons upon his disciples, which he had before taught them, and had occasion afterwards to p...

Barclay: Luk 12:35-48 - --This passage has two senses. In its narrower sense it refers to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ; in its wider sense it refers to the time when God...

Constable: Luk 9:51--19:28 - --V. Jesus' ministry on the way to Jerusalem 9:51--19:27 This large section of the Book of Luke has no counterpart...

Constable: Luk 12:1--13:18 - --D. The instruction of the disciples in view of Jesus' rejection 12:1-13:17 Teaching of the disciples con...

Constable: Luk 12:35-48 - --4. The coming of the Son of 12:35-48 Jesus' teaching of the disciples continued without a break....

Constable: Luk 12:35-40 - --The importance of readiness 12:35-40 Jesus pictured His disciples as servants waiting ex...

Constable: Luk 12:39-40 - --The importance of watchfulness 12:39-40 12:39 Jesus chose another illustration of the importance of preparedness. He compared His return to the coming...

College: Luk 12:1-59 - --LUKE 12 11. Warnings and Encouragements (12:1-12) 1 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one anoth...

McGarvey: Luk 12:1-59 - -- LII. CONCERNING HYPOCRISY, WORLDLY ANXIETY, WATCHFULNESS, AND HIS APPROACHING PASSION. (Galilee.) cLUKE XII. 1-59.    c1 In the meant...

Lapide: Luk 12:1-59 - --CHAPTER 12 Ver. 1.— In the mean time when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek has "the myriads of the multi...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: Luk 12:40 Second coming of Jesus : See Luk 21:27 .

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Luke (Book Introduction) THE GOSPEL OF LUKE By Way of Introduction There is not room here for a full discussion of all the interesting problems raised by Luke as the autho...

JFB: Luke (Book Introduction) THE writer of this Gospel is universally allowed to have been Lucas (an abbreviated form of Lucanus, as Silas of Silvanus), though he is not expressly...

JFB: Luke (Outline) ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FORERUNNER. (Luke 1:5-25) ANNUNCIATION OF CHRIST. (Luk 1:26-38) VISIT OF MARY TO ELISABETH. (Luke 1:39-56) BIRTH AND CIRCUMCISION...

TSK: Luke (Book Introduction) Luke, to whom this Gospel has been uniformly attributed from the earliest ages of the Christian church, is generally allowed to have been " the belove...

TSK: Luke 12 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Luk 12:1, Christ preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy, and fearfulness in publishing his doctrine; Luk 12:13, warns the people to ...

Poole: Luke 12 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 12

MHCC: Luke (Book Introduction) This evangelist is generally supposed to have been a physician, and a companion of the apostle Paul. The style of his writings, and his acquaintance w...

MHCC: Luke 12 (Chapter Introduction) (Luk 12:1-12) Christ reproves the interpreters of the law. (Luk 12:13-21) A caution against covetousness The parable of the rich man. (v. 22-40) Wor...

Matthew Henry: Luke (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. Luke We are now entering into the labours of another evangelist; his name ...

Matthew Henry: Luke 12 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter we have divers excellent discourses of our Saviour's upon various occasions, many of which are to the same purport with what we had...

Barclay: Luke (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT LUKE A Lovely Book And Its Author The gospel according to St. Luke has been called the loveliest book ...

Barclay: Luke 12 (Chapter Introduction) The Creed Of Courage And Of Trust (Luk_12:1-12) The Place Of Material Possessions In Life (Luk_12:13-34) Be Prepared (Luk_12:35-48) The Coming Of ...

Constable: Luke (Book Introduction) Introduction Writer Several factors indicate that the writer of this Gospel was the sa...

Constable: Luke (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-4 II. The birth and childhood of Jesus 1:5-2:52 ...

Constable: Luke Luke Bibliography Alford, Henry. The Greek Testament. New ed. 4 vols. London: Rivingtons, 1880. ...

Haydock: Luke (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. INTRODUCTION St. Luke was a physician, a native of Antioch, the metropolis of Syria, a...

Gill: Luke (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO LUKE The writer of this Gospel, Luke, has been, by some, thought, as Origen a relates, to be the same with Lucius, mentioned in Ro...

College: Luke (Book Introduction) FOREWORD "Many have undertaken" to write commentaries on the Gospel of Luke, and a large number of these are very good. "It seemed good also to me" t...

College: Luke (Outline) OUTLINE There is general agreement among serious students of Luke's Gospel regarding its structure. I. Prologue Luke 1:1-4 II. Infancy Narrative...

Lapide: Luke (Book Introduction) S. LUKE'S GOSPEL Third Edition JOHN HODGES, AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON. 1892. INTRODUCTION. ——o—— THE Holy Gospel of Jesus Ch...

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