Luk 12:37 | HCSB | STEP | Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed . I assure you : He will get ready , have them recline at the table , then come and serve them .

Luke 12:37

37 Those ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slaves the master will find alert ^b when he comes will be blessed. ^{▼▼I assure you: This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you, and in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.}I assure you: He will get ready, ^{▼▼Lit will gird himself} have them recline at the table, then come and serve them. ^e