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

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and provident servant, whom his Lord hath appointed over his household, to give them meat in the proper time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find thus occupied. ⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, that he will place him over all his substance. ⁴⁸ But if that wicked servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; ⁴⁹ and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come in a day that he doth not expect him, and at an hour which he knoweth not. ⁵¹ And will cut him asunder, and give him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴¹ Then said Peter unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also for all?

⁴² And the Lord said, Who indeed is a faithful steward, and prudent, whom the lord will place over his household, to give them their proportion of provision at the proper season? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so employed. ⁴⁴ Verily I say unto you, that he will place him over all his property. ⁴⁵ But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk; ⁴⁶ the master of that servant will come in a day when he doth not expect him, and at an hour which he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and give him his portion with the unfaithful. ⁴⁷ And that servant, who knew his master's will, and made no preparation for him, nor did according to his pleasure, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸ But he that knew it not, yet did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For of every one to whom much is given, much shall be required from him: and to whom men commit much, they will of him demand abundantly more.