Commanded also the porter to watch (κα τω θυρωρω ενετειλατο ινα γρηγορη). The porter or door-keeper (θυρωρος), as well as all the …

Who left his house. The word house often means family. Our Saviour here represents himself as going away, leaving his household, the Churc…

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey.—The italics indicate, as usual, that the words are not found in the Greek. Their abse…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Lord, wishing to prevent His disciples from asking about that day and hour, says, But of that…

God’s people must remain on guard because they do not know when God’s appointed time is. The Parousia could occur at any time.

The parable he…

[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 t…

We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, d…