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

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season? ⁴⁶ Happy! that servant, whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing! ⁴⁷ Verily, I say unto you - Over all his substance, will he appoint him. ⁴⁸ But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart - My master, delayeth, ⁴⁹ And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken, ⁵⁰ The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, - ⁵¹ And will cut him asunder; and, his part, with the hypocrites, will appoint: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth!

⁴¹ But Peter said - Lord! unto us, this parable, speakest thou? or, even unto all?

⁴² And the Lord said - Who then is the faithful steward, the prudent one, whom the lord will appoint over his body of attendants, to be giving, in due season, the measured allowance of wheat? ⁴³ Happy, that servant, whom the lord, when he cometh shall find doing, thus! ⁴⁴ Of a truth, I say unto you - Over all his possessions, will he appoint him. ⁴⁵ But, if that servant should say in his heart - My lord delayeth to come! and should begin to be striking the youths and the maidens, - to be eating also, and drinking, and making himself drunk, ⁴⁶ The lord of that servant, will have come - on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not taking note, - and will cut him asunder, and, his part, with the unfaithful, will appoint. ⁴⁷ And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.