“And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.”
King James Version (KJV)
12:37 He will come and serve them - The meaning is, he will show them his love, in the most condescending and tender manner.
12:38 The Jews frequently divided the night into three watches, to which our Lord seems here to allude.
12:41 Speakest thou this parable to us - Apostles and disciples: Or to all - The people? Does it concern us alone? Or all men?
Lu 12:39 The thief would come. See notes on Mt 24:43,44.