Luke 12:35 (DBY)

Passage

Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

Nearby Context

Luke 12:33 Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

Luke 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

Luke 12:36 and *ye* like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

Luke 12:37 Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loins", "girded", "lamps", and "burning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loins" and "girded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "For where your treasure is there also..." into verse 36's "and ye like men who wait their...", so "loins" and "girded" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "loins" and "girded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.