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, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. (C)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming

48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(A) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(B)

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