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Luke 12:35-48

35LetyourloinsG3751beἜστωσανEstōsanG1510girdedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024about,andyourlampsG3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545;

36andbeyeyourselveslikeuntomenG444lookingfortheirlordG2962,whenheshallreturnfromthemarriageG1062feastγάμων,gamōnG1062;that,whenhecomethandknocketh,theymaystraightwayopenἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455untohim.

37BlessedarethoseservantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401,whomthelordG2962whenhecomethshallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147watchingγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127: verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatheshallgirdG4024himself,andmakethemsitdowntomeat,andshallcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andserveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247them.

38AndifheshallcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064inthesecondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andifinthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154,andfindεὕρῃheurēG2147themso,blessedareG1510thoseservants.

39ButknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097this,thatifthemasterofthehouseοἶκονoikonG3624hadknownG1097inwhathourὥρᾳhōraG5610thethiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812wascomingG2064,hewouldhavewatched,andnothaveleftG863hishouseG3624tobebrokenG1358through.

40BeyealsoκαὶkaiG2532readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092:forinanhourὥρᾳhōraG5610thatyethinkG1380nottheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cometh.

41AndPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, speakest thouthisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850untous,orevenG2532untoall?

42AndtheLordG2962saidG3004,WhothenisG1510thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andwiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardG3623,whomhislordG2962shallsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overhishousehold,togiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325themtheirportionoffoodindueseasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedisthatservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whomhislordG2962whenG2064hecomethshallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soG3779doing.

44OfatruthIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525himoverallthathehath.

45ButifthatservantG3816shallsayG3004inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,MylordG2962delayethhiscomingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064;andshallbegintobeatτύπτεινtupteinG5180themenservantsandthemaidservants,andtoeatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068anddrinkπίνεινpineinG4095,andtobedrunken;

46thelordG2962ofthatservantδούλουdoulouG1401shallcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240inadayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenheexpectethnot,andinanhourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenheknowethnot,andshallcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himasunder,andappointhisportionG3313withtheunfaithful.

47AndthatservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whoknewG1097hislord’sG2962will,andmadeG4160notreadyG2090,nordidaccordingtohiswill,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withmanyπολλάς.pollasG4183stripes;

48buthethatknewG1097not,anddidthingsG3956worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofstripes,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withfewὀλίγας.oligasG3641stripes.Andtowhomsoevermuchπολύ,poluG4183isgivenG1325,ofhimshallmuchπολὺpoluG4183berequired:andtowhomtheycommitmuchπολύ,poluG4183,ofhimwilltheyaskαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154themoreG4183.

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