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LetἜστωσανyourὑμῶνwaistsαἱ ὀσφύεςbeἜστωσανgirdedπεριεζωσμέναιandκαὶyour lampsοἱ λύχνοιburning,καιόμενοι
Luke 12:35
Study it in the app“Let your waists be girded and your lamps burning,”
Belts fastened and lamps lit, like servants waiting for their masterJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:35, word by word
- LetἜστωσανEstōsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “Estōsan” appears- waistsὀσφύεςosphyes
waist
Waist, loins. To "gird the loins" is to get ready to work or travel.
Where else “osphyes” appears- girdedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenai
put on a belt
Fasten a belt around, gird oneself, get ready for work or travel.
Where else “periezōsmenai” appears- your lampsλύχνοιlychnoi
lamp
Oil lamp.
Where else “lychnoi” appears- burningκαιόμενοιkaiomenoi
burn
To kindle a lamp or fire; to be aflame.
Where else “kaiomenoi” appears
The context
34For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.
35 · This verse (above)
36and you be like people waiting for their master, to see when he will return from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open to him.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?