Luke 12:41-48

Christian Standard Bible

Rewards and Punishment

⁴¹ “Lord,” Peter asked, “are you telling this parable to us or to everyone?”

⁴² The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager^(A) his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food^(B) at the proper time? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes. ⁴⁴ Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁵ But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’^(C) and starts to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, ⁴⁶ that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces^[a] and assign him a place with the unfaithful.^{[b] 47} And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it^[c] will be severely beaten.^{(D) 48} But the one who did not know and did what deserved^(E) punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be expected.^[d](F)