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

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his lord put in charge of his other servants, to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ That servant is blessed when his lord comes and finds him doing his will. ⁴⁷ I tell you, he will put him in charge of everything he owns. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays, ⁴⁹ so I will beat (mistreat) my fellow servants.' And he eats and drinks with drunkards, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect it, an hour when he is unaware. ⁵¹ He will punish him severely, and send him to be with the hypocrites. There they will cry and grind their teeth.

⁴¹ Peter said: Lord are you speaking this illustration to us or to everyone?

⁴² The Lord said: Who is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master shall appoint over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴³ That servant will be blessed when his master comes and finds him doing so. ⁴⁴ I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all that he has. ⁴⁵ If that servant says in his heart, my master delays his coming; and beats the other servants and eats and drinks to excess, ⁴⁶ the master of that servant will come when he does not expect. He will come in an hour that he does not know. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷ The unfaithful servant who knew what his master wanted and did not do it will be beaten. ⁴⁸ He who did not know and did things unacceptable will receive a lesser punishment. To whom much is given, much will be required and to whom they commit much they will demand even more.