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King James Bible - Luke 12:39

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:39

Pero esto sabed, que si supiese el padre de familia a qu� hora había de venir el ladr�n, velaría ciertamente, y no dejaría minar su casa.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 39. And this know , etc.] The Ethiopic version reads, �this only know�; only take notice of this one thing, and it may be of some use to direct you in your conduct how to behave during the absence of your Lord, until the time he shall come again: that if the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come ; that is, if the owner, or master of the house, whose the goods in the house are, could by any means know what time of the night the thief would come to break into his house, in order to plunder it, and carry off his goods: he would have watched ; either he himself in person, or he would have set a watch about his house, or in it: and not have suffered his house to be broken through ; either the door to be broken up, or the wall to be dug through, but by a guard about it, or within it, would have prevented such a design. And so in like manner, could it be known in what time Christ would come, either to the destruction of Jerusalem, or at death, or to judgment, every thoughtful, prudent man that should know it, would be upon his guard, that he might not be surprised with it; and though the precise time could not be known, yet inasmuch as the thing itself is certain, it became all the servants of Christ to be watching for it; (see Gill on � Matthew 24:43�).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 22-40 - Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used ar for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right wa to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of thi world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ Fears must not prevail; when we frighten ourselves with thoughts of evil to come, and put ourselves upon needless cares how to avoid it. I we value the beauty of holiness, we shall not crave the luxuries of life. Let us then examine whether we belong to this little flock Christ is our Master, and we are his servants; not only workin servants, but waiting servants. We must be as men that wait for their lord, that sit up while he stays out late, to be ready to receive him In this Christ alluded to his own ascension to heaven, his coming to call his people to him by death, and his return to judge the world. We are uncertain as to the time of his coming to us, we should therefor be always ready. If men thus take care of their houses, let us be thu wise for our souls. Be ye therefore ready also; as ready as the goo man of the house would be, if he knew at what hour the thief woul come.

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Greek Textus Receptus

τουτο 5124 D-ASN δε 1161 CONJ γινωσκετε 1097 5720 V-PAM-2P οτι 3754 CONJ ει 1487 COND ηδει 1492 5715 V-LAI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM οικοδεσποτης 3617 N-NSM ποια 4169 I-DSF ωρα 5610 N-DSF ο 3588 T-NSM κλεπτης 2812 N-NSM ερχεται 2064 5736 V-PNI-3S εγρηγορησεν 1127 5656 V-AAI-3S αν 302 PRT και 2532 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N αν 302 PRT αφηκεν 863 5656 V-AAI-3S διορυγηναι 1358 5650 V-2APN τον 3588 T-ASM οικον 3624 N-ASM αυτου 846 P-GSM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

39. What hour (poia wra). See on Matt. xxiv. 42.

Would come. Lit., cometh. See on Matt. xxiv. 43.

Broken through. See on Matt. vi. 19.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

12:39 {The thief} (ho kleptes). The change here almost makes a new parable to illustrate the other, the parable of the housebreaking (verses #39,40) to illustrate the parable of the waiting servants (#35-38). this same language appears in #Mt 24:43f. "The Master returning from a wedding is replaced by a thief whose study it is to come to the house he means to plunder at an unexpected time" (Bruce). The parallel in #Mt 24:43-51 with #Lu 12:39-46 does not have the interruption by Peter. {He would have watched} (egregoresen an). Apodosis of second-class condition, determined as unfulfilled, made plain by use of an with aorist indicative which is not repeated with ouk afeken (first aorist active indicative of afiemi, k aorist), though it is sometimes repeated (#Mt 24:43).