Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἀνακλίνωanaklínōto lean back
- περιζώννυμιperizṓnnymito gird all around, i.e. (middle voice or passive) to fasten on one's belt (literally or f
- γρηγορεύωgrēgoreúōto keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively)
- παρέρχομαιparérchomaito come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish o
- διακονέωdiakonéōto be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teach
- μακάριοςmakáriossupremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
- ἀμήνamḗnproperly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjectio
- δοῦλοςdoûlosa slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a quali
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Pe 3:14, Mat 24:42, Jhn 13:4–5, 1Co 2:9, Jhn 12:26, Mat 24:45–47, Php 1:23, 2Pe 1:11