Matthew 24:45-51
World English Bible
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes. 47 Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. 48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it, 51 and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
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Matthew 24:45-51
International Standard Version
The Faithful or the Wicked Servant(A)
45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others[a] their food at the right time? 46 How blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he comes! 47 I tell all of you[b] with certainty, he will put him in charge of all his property.
48 “But if that wicked servant says to himself,[c] ‘My master has been delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunks, 50 that servant’s master will come on a day when he doesn’t expect him and at an hour that he doesn’t know. 51 Then his master[d] will punish him severely[e] and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”[f]
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- Matthew 24:45 Lit. them
- Matthew 24:47 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
- Matthew 24:48 Lit. in his heart
- Matthew 24:51 Lit. he
- Matthew 24:51 Lit. will cut him in pieces
- Matthew 24:51 I.e. extreme pain and anger
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