43 But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.[a]

A Faithful Slave and an Unfaithful Slave

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their[b] food at the right time?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:44 *The words “he will come” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  2. Matthew 24:45 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun