Luke 12:46

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

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  • Luke 12:40 : 40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)
  • Job 20:29 : 29 This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.
  • Ps 11:5 : 5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
  • Ps 94:14 : 14 The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
  • Matt 7:22-23 : 22 A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power? 23 And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong, 42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
  • Matt 13:49-50 : 49 So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good, 50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
  • Matt 24:51 : 51 And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

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  • Matt 24:42-51
    10 verses
    92%

    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

    45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

    46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

    47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

    48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

    49 And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

    50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

    51 And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

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    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

    43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

    44 Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

    45 But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

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    47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

    48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

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    36 And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

    37 Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

    38 And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

    39 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

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    30 And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

    31 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:

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    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

    34 It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

    35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

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    12 But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

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    26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

    27 Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

  • 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

  • 22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    75%

    7 But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

    8 Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

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    40 When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?

    41 They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

  • 34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

  • 9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

  • 2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

  • 21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

  • 13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • 31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

  • 24 And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

  • 39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • 16 He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

  • 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

  • 12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

  • 27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

  • 2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.