Luke 12:43
Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
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- Matt 24:42-5110 verses92%
42“Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43But 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.
44Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45The 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?
46Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.
47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’
49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,
50then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,
51and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Luke 12:36-427 verses87%
36be 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.
37Blessed 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!
38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
39But 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.
40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
41Then Peter said,“Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”
42The 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?
- Luke 12:44-485 verses82%
44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45But 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,
46then 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.
47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.
48But the one who did not know his master’s will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
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19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
- Luke 17:7-93 verses75%
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’?
8Won’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’?
9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?
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23His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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21His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
- Luke 19:12-132 verses73%
12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’
- Luke 19:15-173 verses73%
15When 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.
16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’
17And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’
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40Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
- Matt 25:26-272 verses72%
26But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!
- Luke 14:21-222 verses72%
21So 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.’
22Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’
- Mark 13:34-363 verses72%
34It 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.
35Stay 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–
36or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.
- Luke 16:1-33 verses72%
1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
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23The 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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2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
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17If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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26If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.