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

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has placed over his family to give them food in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ I tell you truly, that he will place him over all his estates. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, My Lord delays his coming, ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow-servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards, ⁵⁰ the Lord of that servant will come on a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, ⁵¹ and will punish him with the utmost severity, and appoint his portion with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

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

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is a faithful, a wise steward, whom the lord shall place over his family, to give them their proper food in due time? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ I tell you truly, that he will set him over all his property. ⁴⁵ But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begins to beat the younger servants, and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, ⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day that he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and give him his part with the faithless. ⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, 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. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.