Luke 12:36 (GNV)

Passage

And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.

Nearby Context

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

Luke 12:35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,

Luke 12:36 And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.

Luke 12:37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.

Luke 12:38 And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "selues", "like", "vnto", "waite", "master", "returne", "wedding", and "commeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "selues" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Let your loynes be gird about and..." into verse 37's "Blessed are those seruants whom the Lord...", so "selues" and "like" 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 "selues" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.