UMarko 13:34

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34 njengokuba wathi umntu ehambela kwelinye, eshiya indlu yakhe, wabanika igunya abakhonzi bakhe, elowo wamnika umsebenzi wakhe, waza umgcini-mnyango wamwisela umthetho ukuba alinde.

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as a: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:14-30, Luke 19:12-17

and to: Romans 12:4-8, Romans 13:6, 1 Corinthians 3:5-10, 1 Corinthians 12:4-31, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:24, Colossians 4:1

and commanded: Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 33:2-9, Matthew 24:45-47, Luke 12:36-40, Acts 20:29-31

the porter: Matthew 16:19, John 10:3, Revelation 3:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:20 - work Numbers 3:25 - the charge Numbers 4:4 - General 2 Kings 7:10 - the porter Ezra 8:29 - Watch ye Ezra 10:4 - for this matter Nehemiah 4:15 - every one Proverbs 7:19 - he Isaiah 56:10 - loving Matthew 20:1 - labourers Matthew 21:28 - sons Matthew 21:33 - went Mark 12:1 - and went Luke 10:2 - the labourers John 3:27 - A man Acts 20:31 - watch Romans 14:18 - in 2 Corinthians 6:5 - watchings Philippians 1:1 - the servants 1 Thessalonians 4:11 - and to do 1 Thessalonians 5:2 - the day 1 Thessalonians 5:6 - watch 2 Timothy 4:5 - watch

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[For the son of man is] as a man taking a far journey,.... Or this case of the son of man's coming to take vengeance on the Jewish nation, is like a man that takes a journey into a far country. This puts me in mind of a question asked m by the Jews:

"what דרך רחוקה, "a far journey" from Modiim, and without.''

from Modiim, according to the Gemara n, and commentators o on this passage, was a place fifteen miles from Jerusalem; so that, according to them, fifteen miles were reckoned a far journey p.

Who left his house; and his goods in it, to the care and management of others during his absence:

and gave authority to his servants; to govern his house, and exercise power one over another, according to their different stations;

and to every man his work; which he was to do, while he was gone, and to give him an account of when he returned:

and commanded the porter to watch; his house, and take care that it was not broke open by thieves, and plundered of the substance that was in it. So Christ, when he ascended on high, went to heaven, the land afar off; left his house, his church, particularly in Judea, and at Jerusalem, to the care of his apostles, and gave authority to govern it, according to the laws, rules, and directions prescribed by him; and assigned every man his particular work, for which he gave him proper gifts and abilities; and ordered the porter to be on his watch, not Peter only, but all the apostles and ministers, whose business it is to watch over themselves, and the souls of men committed to their care.

m Misn. Pesachim, c. 9. sect. 2. n T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 93. 2. o Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. ib. p Maimon. Hilch. Korban Pesach. c. 5. sect. 9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who left his house - The word “house” often means family. Our Saviour here represents himself as going away, leaving his household the church, assigning to the apostles and all his servants their duty, and leaving it uncertain when he would return. Since his return was a matter of vast consequence, and as the affairs of his kingdom were entrusted to them, just as the affairs of a house are to servants when the master is absent, so it was of vast importance that they should be faithful at their post, that they should defend the house from danger, and be ready for his return.

The porter - The doorkeeper. To the janitor or doorkeeper was entrusted particularly the care of the house, whose duty it was to attend faithfully on those who came and those who left the house.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 13:34. Left his house — οικιαν, family. Our blessed Lord and Master, when he ascended to heaven, commanded his servants to be faithful and watchful. This fidelity to which he exhorts his servants consists in doing every thing well which is to be done, in the heart or in the family, according to the full extent of the duty. The watchfulness consists in suffering no stranger nor enemy to enter in by the senses, which are the gates of the soul; in permitting nothing which belongs to the Master to go out without his consent; and in carefully observing all commerce and correspondence which the heart may have abroad in the world, to the prejudice of the Master's service. See Quesnel.