‹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.›
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Et vous, soyez semblables à des hommes qui attendent que leur maître revienne des noces, afin de lui ouvrir dès qu'il arrivera et frappera.
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.›
Nicetas of Remesiana
Work on the Vigils of Gods Servants
rns from the wedding. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching" Luke 12:35-37. And he adds: "Whether he comes in the evening, or at midnight, or at the crowing of the rooster, and finds them watching, blessed are they" Mark 13:35-37. Therefore…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Church to have the dowries. Therefore the angels have the dowries. Objection 2: Further, a gloss on Lk. 12:36, "And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding," says: "Our Lord went to the wedding when after His resurrection the new…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 100 (Migne)
us, spectans spectabo [in loco praefinito], quando revertatur Dominus meus a nuptiis pulsare januam (Luc. XII, 36) , an custodem domus vigilantem inveniat; hujusque timendae horae momento peracto, utinam tuam beatitudinem propter necessarias pro peccatis meis intercessiones super…
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