Luke 17:8

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Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

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  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.
  • Gen 43:16 : 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal, and prepare a meal, for they will eat with me at noon."
  • 2 Sam 12:20 : 20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions, and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.

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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

  • Luke 17:9-10
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    83%

    9Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded? I think not.

    10In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'

  • Luke 12:36-37
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    36Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him.

    37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

  • Luke 22:26-27
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    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Luke 12:42-47
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    42The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

    46the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47That servant who knew his master’s will and did not prepare or act according to his will, will be beaten with many blows.

  • Matt 24:47-50
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    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'

    49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

    50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

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    29But he answered his father, 'Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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    24I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

  • Luke 14:15-17
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    15When one of those reclining at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, 'Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'

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  • Luke 16:1-5
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    1Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.

    2So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

    3The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'

    4'I know what I will do so that, when I am removed from my position, people will welcome me into their homes.'

    5So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

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    45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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    22He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'

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    7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

    8'When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by the host.'

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  • Matt 18:26
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    26At this the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'

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    21The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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    28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

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    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'

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    33'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?'

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    27'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'

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    17But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger!

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    9"Where do you want us to prepare it?" they asked him.

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    11Say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"

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    24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.

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    13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

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    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

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    23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.