Matthew 24:45-51 - A Faithful Slave And An Unfaithful Slave

⁴⁵ Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household servants, to give them their food in due time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom his master, when he comes, shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, That he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that wicked servant shall say in his heart, My master delays his coming; ⁴⁹ and shall begin to strike his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not, ⁵¹ and will cut him in two, and appoint him his part with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴¹ Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?

⁴² And the Lord said: "Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ Of a truth, I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has. ⁴⁵ But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to strike the men-servants and the maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to be drunk; ⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful. ⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lord's will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.