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

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season? ⁴⁶ Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance. ⁴⁸ But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long; ⁴⁹ and begin to beat his fellowservants, and eat and drink with the drunken, ⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for it, and at an hour when he is not aware; ⁵¹ and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴¹ And Peter said to him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will place over his household, to give the portion of food in due season? ⁴³ Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ I say to you in truth, that he will place him in charge of all his substance. ⁴⁵ But if that servant say in his heart, My lord is long in coming; and begin to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and be drunken, ⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful. ⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lords will, and did not make ready, nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded.