45 (A)Who then is the (B)faithful and (C)sensible slave whom his [a]master (D)put in charge of his household slaves, 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 he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the [e]master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will [f]cut him in two and assign [g]him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be (F)weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Footnotes

  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 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment
  7. Matthew 24:51 Lit his portion with

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45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant,(A) whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?(B) 46 Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.(C) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards,(D) 50 that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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