And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and drink, and to be drunken:

Happy are those servants, whom the master when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down, and will come and serve them.

And if he come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find them so, happy indeed are those servants.

And he called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said, Trade with them till I come.

And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to be called to him, to whom he had delivered the money, that he might know what use each had made of it.

But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?

and am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

But the father said to his servants, bring out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

and he called one of the servants to him, and asked what these things meant.

I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all things that were commanded you, say we are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we ought to do.