Berean Standard Bible

Luke 12:35-48

35BeἜστωσανEstōsanG1510dressed for serviceὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναιhumōn hai osphues periezōsmenaiG4771 G3588 G3751 G4024and keepκαὶkaiG2532yourοἱhoiG3588lampsλύχνοιluchnoiG3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545.

36ThenκαὶkaiG2532youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will belikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664servantsἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444waiting forπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τὸνtonG3588masterκύριονkurionG2962πότεpoteG4219to returnἀναλύσῃanalusēG360fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588wedding banquetγάμων,gamōnG1062,so thatἵναinaG2443when he comesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064andκαὶkaiG2532knocksκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925,they can openἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455the doorfor himαὐτῷ.autōG846at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.

37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565οἱhoiG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401whomοὓςhousG3739theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147on watchγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127when he returnsἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he will dress himself to serveπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaiG4024andκαὶ αὐτούς,kai autousG2532 G846will have them recline at the tableἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347,andκαὶkaiG2532he himself will comeπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928andwait onδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

38Even ifG2579he comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588secondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208orG2579ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154watch of the nightφυλακῇphulakēaG5438andG2532findsεὕρῃheurēG2147themalertοὕτως,houtōsG3779,thoseἐκεῖνοι.¶ekeinoiG1565servantswill beεἰσινeisinG1510blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107.

39ButδὲdeG1161understandγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778ὅτιhotiG3754:IfεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588homeownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownᾔδειēdeiG1492at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610theὁhoG3588thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have letοὐκ ἂν ἀφῆκενouk an aphēkenG3756 G302 G863hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624be broken intoδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358.

40YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532must beγίνεσθεginestheG1096readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will comeἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at anᾗhēG3739hourὥρᾳhōraG5610you do not expectοὐ δοκεῖτεou dokeiteG3756 G1380.”

41“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”saidΕἶπενEipenG2036PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074, “are You addressingλέγειςlegeisG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,orἢēG2228toπρὸςprosG4314everyone elseπάντας;pantasG3956as wellκαὶkaiG2532?”

42AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962answeredεἶπενeipenG2036, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686isἐστὶνestinG1510theὁhoG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andὁhoG3588wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429managerοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962putsκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525in chargeθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322ofἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsτῆςtēsG3588τοῦtouG3588to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them theirτὸtoG3588portionσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620atἐνenG1722the proper timeκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whoseὃνhonG3739αὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147him doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160soοὕτως.houtōsG3779when he returnsἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

44TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he will put him in chargeαὐτοῦ καταστήσειautou katastēseiG2525 G846ofἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956hisαὐτόν.¶autonG846τοῖςtoisG3588possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

45ButδὲdeG1161supposeἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysεἴπῃeipēG2036inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘MyG1473ὁhoG3588masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will be a long timeχρονίζειchronizeiG5549in comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’andκαὶkaiG2532he beginsG756to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180theτοὺςtousG3588menservantsπαῖδαςpaidasG3816andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588maidservantsπαιδίσκαςpaidiskasG3814,andτεteG5037to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνεινpineinG4095andκαὶkaiG2532get drunkμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182.

46TheὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588servantδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240onἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he does not expectᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷhē ou prosdokaG3739 G3756 G4328andκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he does not anticipateᾗ οὐ γινώσκειhē ou ginōskeiG3739 G3756 G1097.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he will cut him to piecesδιχοτομήσει αὐτὸνdichotomēsei autonG1371 G846andκαὶkaiG2532assignθήσει.¶thēseiG5087himαὐτοῦautouG846aτὸtoG3588placeμέροςmerosG3313withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47δὲdeG1161ThatἘκεῖνοςEkeinosG1565ὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whoὁhoG3588knowsγνοὺςgnousG1097τὸtoG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307butκαὶkaiG2532does not get readyμὴ ἑτοιμάσαςmē hetoimasasG3361 G2090orἢēG2228followποιήσας πρὸςpoiēsas prosG4160 G4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588instructionsθέλημαthelēmaG2307will be beaten withδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194manyπολλάς.pollasG4183blows.

48ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whounknowinglyμὴ γνοὺςmē gnousG3361 G1097δὲdeG1161doesποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160thingsworthyἄξιαaxiaG514of punishmentπληγῶνplēgōnG4127will be beaten withδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641blows. FromδὲdeG1161everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoᾧhōG3739has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325muchπολύ,poluG4183,muchπολὺpoluG4183will be requiredζητηθήσεταιzētēthēsetaiG2212;andκαὶkaiG2532fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦ·autouG846whoᾧhōG3739has been entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908with muchπολύ,poluG4183,even moreG4053will be demandedαἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν.¶aitēsousin autonG154 G846.

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