Matthew 24:48

KJV1611 – Modern English

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My master is delaying his coming,

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  • 2 Pet 3:3-5 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens existed of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
  • Mark 7:21 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
  • John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
  • Isa 32:6 : 6 For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make the soul of the hungry empty, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
  • Matt 18:32 : 32 Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  • Ezek 12:22 : 22 Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?
  • Ezek 12:27 : 27 Son of man, behold, the house of Israel says, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of the times that are far off.
  • Deut 9:4 : 4 Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has cast them out from before you, saying, Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land: but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD drives them out from before you.
  • Deut 15:9 : 9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive clothing, olive groves, and vineyards, sheep, oxen, male servants, and female servants?
  • Eccl 8:11 : 11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed quickly, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?
  • Acts 8:22 : 22 Repent therefore of this wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
  • Luke 12:45 : 45 But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and begins to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunk;
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

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    42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

    43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

    44 Truly I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

    45 But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and begins to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunk;

    46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

    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.

  • Matt 24:49-51
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    49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,

    50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of,

    51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matt 24:42-47
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    42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

    43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

    44 Therefore you also be ready, for in an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.

    45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

    46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

    47 Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

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    36 And you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

    37 Blessed are those servants, whom the master when he comes shall find watching: truly I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.

    38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

    39 And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

    40 Therefore be ready also: for the Son of Man comes at an hour you do not expect.

  • Matt 25:26-27
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    26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

    27 Therefore, you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received my own with interest.

  • Matt 25:18-19
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    18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.

    19 After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

  • Mark 13:34-36
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    34 For the Son of Man is like a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

    35 Watch therefore: for you do not know when the master of the house comes, in the evening, or at midnight, or at the rooster crowing, or in the morning:

    36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

  • Matt 25:24
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    24 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately when he comes in from the field, Go and sit down to eat?

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    30 And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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    13 Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour when the Son of Man comes.

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    34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

  • Matt 24:26
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    26 Therefore if they say to you, Look, he is in the desert, do not go out; or, Look, he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it.

  • Matt 18:31-32
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    31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very sorry, and came and told their lord all that had been done.

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    5 While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

    6 And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him.

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    24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

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    22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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    37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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    3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my master is taking away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

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    12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

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    11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

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