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45 (A)Who then is the (B)faithful and (C)prudent slave whom his [a]master (D)put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his [b]master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that (E)he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My [c]master [d]is not coming for a long time,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the [e]master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and will [f]cut him in pieces and [g]assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be (F)weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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  1. Matthew 24:45 Or lord
  2. Matthew 24:46 Or lord
  3. Matthew 24:48 Or lord
  4. Matthew 24:48 Lit lingers
  5. Matthew 24:50 Or lord
  6. Matthew 24:51 Or severely scourge him
  7. Matthew 24:51 Lit appoint his portion

42 And (A)the Lord said, (B)Who then is the faithful and prudent (C)steward, whom his master will put in charge of his [a]servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that (D)slave whom his [b]master finds so doing when he comes. 44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master [c]will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

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  1. Luke 12:42 Lit service
  2. Luke 12:43 Or lord
  3. Luke 12:45 Lit is delaying to come