Matthew 24:48-50
Holman Christian Standard Bible
48 But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,(A) 50 that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.
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Matthew 24:48-50
King James Version
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
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Matthew 24:48-50
New King James Version
48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master (A)is delaying [a]his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (B)not aware of,
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- Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming
Matthew 24:48-50
English Standard Version
48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master (A)is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants[a] and eats and drinks with (B)drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come (C)on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know
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- Matthew 24:49 Or bondservants
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