Reference

Luke 12:36

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.
34

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

35

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

36

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.

37

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

38

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Gathering of Saints
Semantic Discovery
30% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Thief in the Night
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Gathering of Saints

The verse describes servants waiting for their master's return, which is a metaphor for readiness and watchfulness, not an explicit description of believers being "caught up" or "gathered" to meet the Lord. The act of "opening unto him immediately" suggests a welcoming reception, not a physical gathering of people.

Thief in the Night

The verse describes servants waiting for their lord's return, implying an expected event, not an unexpected or thievish arrival. The imagery of knocking and immediately opening suggests readiness rather than surprise.

Two-Stage Return

The verse describes a single return of the lord from a wedding, with no mention or implication of a prior, separate return or event. The "wedding" is simply the context for his single return, not a distinct stage of it.