Matthew 24:48

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 2 Pet 3:3-5 : 3 Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things, 4 Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world. 5 But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
  • Mark 7:21 : 21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
  • John 13:2 : 2 So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,
  • Isa 32:6 : 6 For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.
  • Matt 18:32 : 32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
  • Matt 25:26 : 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,
  • Ezek 12:22 : 22 Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing?
  • Ezek 12:27 : 27 Son of man, see, the children of Israel say, The vision which he sees is for the days which are a long way off, and his words are of times still far away.
  • Deut 9:4 : 4 And after the Lord has sent them in flight from before you, say not in your heart, Because of my righteousness the Lord has given me this land; when it is because of their evil-doing that the Lord is driving these nations out before you.
  • Deut 15:9 : 9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?
  • Eccl 8:11 : 11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
  • Acts 8:22 : 22 Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
  • Luke 12:45 : 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;
  • Luke 19:22 : 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;

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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;

    46 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;

    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;

  • Matt 24:49-51
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    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.

  • Matt 24:42-47
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    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.

  • Luke 12:36-40
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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.

  • Matt 25:26-27
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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?

  • Matt 25:18-19
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    18 But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

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

  • Mark 13:34-36
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    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.

  • Matt 25:24
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    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:

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    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,

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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.

  • Matt 25:13-14
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    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

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    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.

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    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

  • Matt 18:31-32
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    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.

    32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:

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    5 Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

    6 But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

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

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    24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.

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    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;

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    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.

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    37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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    3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

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    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.

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  • Matt 18:23
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    23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.