Berean Standard Bible

Luke 12:40-53

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.

49I have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to igniteβαλεῖνbaleinG906a fireΠῦρPurG4442onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532howτίtiG5101I wishθέλωthelōG2309it were already kindledεἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη.ei ēdē anēphthēG1487 G381 G2235!

50ButδὲdeG1161I haveἔχωechōG2192a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908to undergoβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459distressed I amσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193 G3755it is accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51Do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754I have comeπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to bringδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588earthγῇ;gēaG1093?Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,butἀλλ᾽ ἢall᾽ ēG235 G2228divisionδιαμερισμόν.diamerismonG1267.

52γὰρgarG1063FromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568,fiveπέντεpenteG4002inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520householdοἴκῳoikōG3624will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510dividedδιαμεμερισμένοι,diamemerismenoiG1266,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140againstἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417againstἐπὶepiG1909threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140.

53They will be dividedδιαμερισθήσονται,diameristhēsontaiG1266,fatherπατὴρpatērG3962againstἐπὶepiG1909sonυἱῷhuiōG5207andκαὶkaiG2532sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstἐπὶepiG1909fatherπατρί,patriG3962,motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364andκαὶkaiG2532daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994againstἐπὶepiG1909αὐτῆςautēsG846τὴνtēnG3588daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565andκαὶkaiG2532daughter-in-lawνύμφηnumphēG3565againstἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588mother-in-lawπενθεράνpentheranG3994.”

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