Luke 12:38
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
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- Matt 25:6 : 6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
- 1 Thess 5:4-5 : 4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would. 5 For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.
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35 Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
36 be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
37 Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
- Luke 12:42-476 verses84%
42 The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
44 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,
46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
47 That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.
- Luke 12:39-402 verses83%
39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
- Matt 24:42-5110 verses82%
42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.
47 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48 But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’
49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,
50 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,
51 and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Mark 13:33-375 verses79%
33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
35 Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn–
36 or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.
37 What I say to you I say to everyone: Stay alert!”
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15 (Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)
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13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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19 After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
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37 Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?
38 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
- Luke 17:7-82 verses71%
7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
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41 He came a third time and said to them,“Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough of that! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’
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12 Blessed is the one who waits and attains to the 1,335 days.
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40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?
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2 At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
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6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
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15 When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
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21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
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23 The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
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10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
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3 Therefore, remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
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36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
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9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
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43 He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.
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6 And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them,‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’