Lucas 12:35-42 RVA

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:41

‘And Peter said, “Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or even to all?” ’ Peter clearly recognised that not all the crowd could be expected to understand the parable as he understood it. So he asks Jesus whether it is a parable for the inner circle or for all. Depending on that will depend its meaning for them. He had not yet caught on to the fact that parables contained a number of meanings, and each one who heard it gathered from it that of which he or she was capable. This was the beauty... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:41-42

‘And Peter said, “Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or even to all?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?” Jesus replies to Peter’s question with a question. In other words He says the choice is up to Peter and the other disciples what they apply to themselves. He is aware that it will be some time before they really appreciate its significance. In it He points to the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:42-48

The Parable of The Servants Good and Bad (12:42-48). In reply to Peter’s question Jesus tells a parable about an individual steward (although it expands to cover all level of servants at the end). It should be noted that again the parable is open to varied interpretation. The crowd could see the mention of the lord’s coming as just a part of His comings and goings without reading into it the second coming. They would simply see it as a warning of the need to serve God faithfully, especially... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-38

Luke 12:35-Galatians : Three References to the Parousia. Luke 12:35-Zechariah : (with Luke 12:47 f.). The Need of Watchfulness.— These verses, like Luke 13:25, are clearly akin in thought to Mt.’ s parable of the Ten Bridesmaids ( cf. also Mark 13:33-Haggai :)* Loisy thinks we have here reminiscences and echoes of that parable; Wellhausen thinks Lk.’ s form the earlier; “ the fermentation in Lk. has in Mt. settled down and disappeared.” But it is quite possible that Mt. and Lk. are... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:39-48

Luke 12:39-Galatians : . The Faithful Steward ( Matthew 24:45-Colossians : *). Luke 12:39 is peculiar to Lk. The answer to Peter’ s question is that the injunctions to watchfulness are particularly applicable to the Twelve. This is emphasized by Lk.’ s use of “ steward” for Mt.’ s “ servant.” The other variants are not significant, but Luke 12:47 f. is found only in Lk.: it seems to refer to another affair, and may have been originally a continuation of Luke 12:35-Zechariah :. It contains a... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:35-36

The first words of Luke 12:40, Be ye therefore ready also, expound Luke 12:35. In this sense we find the phrase used, 1 Kings 18:46; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 9:1; Job 38:3; Job 40:7; Jeremiah 1:17. In those Eastern countries both masters and servants were wont to wear long garments, which they were wont to gird up, either when they went to fight, or when they were to travel, Exodus 12:11 1 Kings 18:46; or when they went about any service; see Luke 17:8; John 13:4; this was a piece of their... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:37-40

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, Romans 13:11; Ephesians 5:14, and an... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:41-48

See Poole on "Matthew 24:45" and following verses to Matthew 24:51, where we met with the same parable, but here expressed more largely, and with more circumstances. Matthew hath not the introduction to it which we have here, Luke 12:41. It was occasioned from Peter’s saying to Christ, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or unto all? Doth this duty of watchfulness concern all thy disciples, or only us, that are thine apostles, the ministers of thy gospel? The substance of what our Lord... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:35-40

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:35. Loins girded.—An allusion to the long robes of the East, which those who wear them must bind up before they engage in any active employment. Lights burning.—The same lesson as in the parable of the Ten Virgins.Luke 12:36. Men that wait.—This is a different figure from the parable just named: servants waiting at home for their master’s return from the wedding. Wedding.—The word may mean a feast or entertainment of any kind. No stress, therefore, need be laid upon the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:41-49

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 12:41. Then Peter said.—The high reward promised, rather than the duty enjoined, was in Peter’s thoughts, and involved a certain measure of danger against which Christ warns him. It is noticeable that his question is not answered directly, but by implication. “Jesus continues His teaching as if He took no account of Peter’s question; but in reality He gives such a turn to the warning which follows about watchfulness, that it includes the precise answer to the question”... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:41

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:41-42

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:42-48

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:35-38

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:39-48

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:35-36

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:37-40

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 12:41-48

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:35-40

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 12:41-49

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