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Luke

Chapter 12 (Continued)

{Call to Faithful Stewardship}
12:35`` " 'See to it that your garments
are fastened about yourself with a belt/'Get dressed for service'
and the lamps . . . are burning constantly.

12:36`` And, as for you,
be like men waiting for their master to come back
from the wedding celebration . . .
'in order that'/'for the purpose that' {hina} coming and knocking . . .
they might open the door for him immediately.

12:37`` 'Blessed are'/'Spiritually prosperous are'/
'Happinesses to' {makarios}
those slaves whom their master finds alert when he comes!

Truly/Verily/'Point of doctrine' {amen}
I {Jesus} tell you . . .
he will 'dress himself for serving'
  {literally: 'fasten his garments about himself with a belt'}
and cause them to 'take their place'/recline at the table,
and he will come and serve them!

12:38``And if {ean}
he comes in the second watch
- maybe he will, maybe he will not {3rd class condition} -
or third watch of the night
- maybe he will, maybe he will not {3rd class condition} -
and discovers/finds them alert . . .
'blessed are'/'spiritually prosperous are'/'happinesses to' {makarios}
those slaves {doulos}!"

12:39`` "Moreover, 'be knowing this'/'be certain of this':
if {ei} - and it is true {1st class condition} -
the homeowner {oikodespotes}
had known 'at what hour'/'at what time'
the thief was coming,
he would not, in that case,
have let his house be broken into.

12:40`` And, as for you,
be becoming those who are always ready,
because the 'Son of Man' {title of Jesus Christ in His humanity}
is coming 'at an hour'/'at a time'
you absolutely do not {ouk} expect."

12:41``Then Peter said,
"Lord, are you telling this parable for/'face to face with' us . . .
or for/'face to face with' everyone?"

12:42`` The Lord replied,
"Who then keeps on being the faithful {pistis}
and wise/prudent/intelligent {phronimos} manager . . .
whose lord/master puts him in charge of his household servants,
to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

12:43`` 'Blessed is'/'Spiritually prosperous is'/
'Happinesses to' {makarios}
that slave whom his master finds doing so when he comes.

12:44``Of a truth {alethes}
I {Jesus} am saying to you,
he will give him the responsibility over all his possessions.

12:45-46`` But if {ean}
that slave should say 'to himself'/'in his heart'
- maybe he will, maybe he will not {3rd class condition} -
'My lord/master is delaying his coming,'
and begins to beat the 'young male-slaves' {pais},
and the 'young female-slaves' {paidiske} . . .
and to eat and drink
and to be in a state of intoxication . . . 12:46``
then the lord/master of that slave
will come on a day
when he absolutely does not {ouk} expect him
and at an hour he absolutely does not know . . .
and will 'severely scourge' him
  {dichotomeo - can also mean to 'cut in two' but that does not fit}
and assign him a place with the unfaithful {apistos}.

12:47``Now that slave/servant . . .
who knew the will of his lord/master . . .
and did not get ready
or do what his lord/master asked,
will receive a severe beating
  {idiom: literally 'will be beaten with many {stripes}'}.

12:48``But the one who did not know the will of his lord/master
and did things 'worthy of blows'/'what deserved a beating',
will receive a few {a light beating}.

For to everyone whom much has been given
from him . . . much will be required.

And to whom much was entrusted
even more will be asked.

{Note: If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, He is your Lord and Master. How do you know His will? You study His Mind. The bible is the mind of Christ. But there is a warning. If you come to understand His Mind (become spiritually mature) God will use you all the more in His Plan. So there will be more required of you. His Divine Viewpoint is a great gift. But it does not come without responsibilities.}

{Not Peace, but Division}
12:49 "Fire . . . I {Jesus} have come to throw on the earth.

And how much more I wish it was already lit!

12:50``Moreover, I {Jesus} have an immersion/baptism {baptisma}
'by which I will be overwhelmed' {baptizo}.
  {baptizo means 'to be immersed' or 'to be identified with' - this
  appears to be the work on the cross for salvation - Jesus will
  be 'identified with' sin for the first time in His existence}

And how distressed I am until 'it is finished' {teleo}!
  {teleo is one of the last words Jesus expressed on the cross -
  talking about His part in the plan of God for our salvation - His
  taking to Himself voluntarily the punishment for all the sins of the
  world - He was alive still when the act of salvation was
  completed - then He dismissed His spirit and died physically}

12:51``'Do you think'/'Are you of the opinion' {dokeo}
that I {Jesus} 'have come near you' {paraginomai}
to bring about peace {eirene} on earth?

Absolutely no, I tell you, but rather division/'a parting' {diamerismos}!

{Note: God says 'My Ways are not your ways'. When you replace your human viewpoint with His Divine viewpoint through the daily, consistent intake of the Word, you will naturally begin to apply His Viewpoint to your experiences in life. You will see how others have human viewpoint still. Their viewpoint will be anywhere from extreme human genius to complete stupidity - but BOTH are still only human viewpoint. You will be separated from them in the way they think and therefore the way they act. This will be a natural division and it will be in families, the work place, the church, etc. Just remember do NOT judge others. And, do not try and 'correct them'. Instead, encourage them. Lead them by your example. They will see your relaxed mental attitude and ask YOU how they can think like you do!}

12:52`` For from now on there
will be five in one household divided,
three against two
and two against three.

12:53`` They will be divided,
father against son
and son against father,
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother,
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

{Reading the Signs}
12:54``Now He {Jesus} kept on also saying to the crowds,
"When you see a cloud rising in the west,
you say at once,
'A rainstorm is coming' . . .
and 'it does'/'it becomes'.

12:55``And when {you see}
the south wind blowing, you say,
'There will be scorching heat' . . .
and 'it comes to pass/'it becomes'.

12:56``You hypocrites/
'actors on the stage of life playing a role of that
which you are not' {hupokrites}!

You know how to 'evaluate and interpret' {dokimazo}
the appearance of the earth and the sky;
but how can you not know
how to 'evaluate and interpret' {dokimazo}
the present time?

{'Pay your Creditors'/'Remember You Owe God Everything'}
12:57 "And why don't you judge/decide {krino}
for yourselves what is right/'acceptable to God' {dikaios}?

12:58``For while you are going
with your adversary/opponent before the magistrate,
make an effort to settle with him on the way,
so that he will not drag you before the judge,
and the judge hand you over to the officer,
and the officer throw you in prison.

12:59``I tell you,
you will never get out
until you have paid the very last penny."

{Note: In the day this was written, a person who owed another and could not pay was taken before a judge. If it was determined the facts are true, the debtor would be thrown in prison until the debt was paid. The analogy all the way through here is God has given you everything. Look to be repaying God by taking in His Word, replacing your human viewpoints on life with His Divine Viewpoints - and applying those to your experiences in life.}

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