Luk 12:35 | Abbott | STEP | Be girded about. From the peculiar nature of the Oriental dress, girding the loins became a necessary preliminary to the performance of labor or service. (See ; also .) The meaning is, "be always prepared."

Luke 12:35

Be girded about. From the peculiar nature of the Oriental dress, girding the loins became a necessary preliminary to the performance of labor or service. (See v. 37; also John 13:4.) The meaning is, "be always prepared."