[Luke 12:35 KJV] "Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;"
[Luke 12:36 KJV] "And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately."
[Luke 12:37 KJV] "Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them."
[Luke 12:40 KJV] "Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.".........Believing Israel was to watch and be ready for the Lord Jesus's return.
[Luke 12:41 KJV] "Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?"
[Luke 12:42 KJV] "And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?"
[Luke 12:43 KJV] "Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing."
[Luke 12:44 KJV] "Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath."...........The blessed servant will be found watching for his return. The blessed servant will be given much authority in the kingdom.
[Luke 12:45 KJV] "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;"
[Luke 12:46 KJV] "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.".............The unprofitable servant will not be cast into hell, but rather will be lose positions of authority and be assigned a place with the unbelievers
[Luke 12:47 KJV] "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]."
[Luke 12:48 KJV] "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."..................A servant was to know what was required and will be held accountable.
[Luke 12:36 KJV] "And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately."
[Luke 12:37 KJV] "Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them."
[Luke 12:40 KJV] "Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.".........Believing Israel was to watch and be ready for the Lord Jesus's return.
[Luke 12:41 KJV] "Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?"
[Luke 12:42 KJV] "And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?"
[Luke 12:43 KJV] "Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing."
[Luke 12:44 KJV] "Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath."...........The blessed servant will be found watching for his return. The blessed servant will be given much authority in the kingdom.
[Luke 12:45 KJV] "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;"
[Luke 12:46 KJV] "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.".............The unprofitable servant will not be cast into hell, but rather will be lose positions of authority and be assigned a place with the unbelievers
[Luke 12:47 KJV] "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]."
[Luke 12:48 KJV] "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."..................A servant was to know what was required and will be held accountable.