Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 24

(Mark 13:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)

1AsΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424leftἐξελθὼν ἀπὸexelthōn apoG1831 G575theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411andwas walking awayἐπορεύετο,eporeuetoG4198καὶkaiG2532,HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101came up toπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334Himto point outἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925αὐτῷautōG846τὰςtasG3588itsἱεροῦ.¶hi'erouG2411τοῦtouG3588buildingsοἰκοδομὰςoikodomasG3619.

2“Do you seeοὐ βλέπετεou blepeteG3756 G991allπάντα;pantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”He repliedὉ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·Ho de apokritheis eipen autoisG1161 G3588 G611 G2036 G846. “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361one stoneλίθοςlithosG3037hereὧδεhōdeG5602will be leftἀφεθῇaphethēaG863onἐπὶepiG1909anotherλίθονlithonG3037; every oneὃς οὐhos ouG3739 G3756will be thrown downκαταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthēsetaiG2647.”

3WhileδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was sittingΚαθημένουKathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588MountὄρουςorousG3735τῶνtōnG3588of OlivesG1636,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101came toπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334HimαὐτῷautōG846privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398. “TellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG1473,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “when willπότεpoteG4219these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101will betheτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of YourG4674τῆςtēsG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952andκαὶkaiG2532of the endσυντελείαςsunteleiasG4930of theτοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνος;¶aiōnosG165?”

4ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “See to itβλέπετεblepeteG991that no oneμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100deceivesπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

5ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,claimingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,’andκαὶkaiG2532will deceive manyπολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν.pollous planēsousinG4105 G4183.

6δὲdeG1161You willμελλήσετεmellēseteG3195hear ofἀκούεινakoueinG191warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171andκαὶkaiG2532rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων·polemōnG4171,but see to itὁρᾶτε,horateG3708that you are not alarmedμὴ θροεῖσθε·mē throeistheG3361 G2360. These thingsγὰρgarG1063mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.¶telosG5056isἐστὶνestinG1510still to comeοὔπωoupōG3768.

7γὰρgarG1063NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἘγερθήσεταιEgerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπὶepiG1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932καὶkaiG2532.There will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042andκαὶkaiG2532earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578inκατὰkataG2596variousplacesτόπους.topousG5117.

8δὲdeG1161AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778are thebeginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birth painsὠδίνων.¶ōdinōnG5604.

Witnessing to All Nations

(Mark 13:9–13; Luke 21:10–19)

9ThenΤότεToteG5119they will deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860youὑμᾶςhumasG4771over toεἰςeisG1519be persecutedθλῖψινthlipsinG2347andκαὶkaiG2532killedἀποκτενοῦσιν ὑμᾶς·apoktenousin humasG615 G4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you will beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404byὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10καὶkaiG2532At that timeτότεtoteG5119manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will fall awayσκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiG4624andκαὶkaiG2532will betrayπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860ἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andκαὶkaiG2532hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240,

11andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453andκαὶkaiG2532deceiveπλανήσουσινplanēsousinG4105manyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

12καὶkaiG2532Because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588the multiplicationπληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaiG4129τὴνtēnG3588of wickednessἀνομίανanomianG458,theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofτῶνtōnG3588mostπολλῶν.pollōnG4183will grow coldψυγήσεταιpsugēsetaiG5594.

13ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoperseveresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278toεἰςeisG1519theendτέλος,telosG5056οὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will be preachedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784inἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650theτῇtēaG3588worldοἰκουμένῃoikoumenēG3625asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to allπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588nationsἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.¶telosG5056will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240.

The Abomination of Desolation

(Mark 13:14–23; Luke 21:20–24)

15SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708standingἑστὸςhestosG2476inἐνenG1722theholyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40placeτόπῳtopōG5117‘theτὸtoG3588abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946τῆςtēsG3588of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050,’τὸtoG3588spoken ofῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046byδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396DanielΔανιὴλDaniēlG1158(let theὁhoG3588readerἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539),

16then letτότεtoteG5119those who areοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588mountainsὄρη,orēG3735.

17Let no oneὁhoG3588onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430μὴmēG3361come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597to retrieveἆραιaraiG142anythingτὰtaG3588fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532let no oneὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷagrōG68μὴmēG3361returnἐπιστρεψάτω ὀπίσωepistrepsatō opisōG1994 G3694forἆραιaraiG142hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

19HowδὲdeG1161miserableοὐαὶouaiG3759ἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250will beforταῖςtaisG3588pregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαις ἐνgastri echousais enG2192 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588nursingθηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisG2337mothers!

20δὲdeG1161PrayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588flightφυγὴphugēG5437will not occurμὴ γένηταιmē genētaiG3361 G1096in the winterχειμῶνοςcheimōnosG5494orμηδὲmēdeG3366on the Sabbathσαββάτῳ.sabbatōG4521.

21ForγὰρgarG1063at that timeτότεtoteG5119there will beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,unseenοἵα οὐ γέγονενoia ou gegonenG3634 G3756 G1096fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193τοῦtouG3588nowνῦνnunG3568, andοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761neverοὐ μὴou mēG3361 G3756to beγένηται.genētaiG1096seen again.

22καὶkaiG2532Ifεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thoseἐκεῖναι,ekeinaiG1565αἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had not been cut shortἐκολοβώθησαν οὐκekolobōthēsan oukG2856 G3756,nobodyπᾶσα σάρξ·pasa sarxG3956 G4561would be savedἂν ἐσώθηan esōthēG302 G4982.ButδὲdeG1161for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588,thoseἐκεῖναι.¶ekeinaiG1565αἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be cut shortκολοβωθήσονταιkolobōthēsontaiG2856.

23At that timeΤότεToteG5119,ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysεἴπῃ·eipēG2036to youὑμῖνhuminG4771, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602istheὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547!’orἢēG2228‘Thereὧδε,hōdeG5602He is!’do notμὴmēG3361believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100it.

24ForγὰρgarG1063false ChristsψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580andκαὶkaiG2532false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578will appearἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453andκαὶkaiG2532performδώσουσινdōsousinG1325greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059toὥστεhōsteG5620deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105evenκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588,ifεἰeiG1487that were possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415.

25SeeἰδοὺidouG2400,I have told you in advanceὑμῖν.huminG4302 G4771.

The Return of the Son of Man

(Mark 13:24–27; Luke 21:25–28)

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437they tellεἴπωσινeipōsinG2036youὑμῖν·huminG4771, ‘ThereἰδοὺidouG2400He isἐστίν,estinG1510,inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,’do notμὴmēG3361go outἐξέλθητε·exelthēteG1831, or, ‘HereἰδοὺidouG2400He is,inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588inner roomsταμείοις,tameioisG5009,’do notμὴmēG3361believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100it.

27ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theἡhēG3588lightningἀστραπὴastrapēG796comesἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831fromἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395andκαὶkaiG2532flashesφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316as far asἕωςhe'ōsG2193thewestδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will beἔσταιestaiG1510theἡhēG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

28Whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437there isᾖēG1510τὸtoG3588a carcassπτῶμα,ptōmaG4430,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563theοἱhoiG3588vulturesἀετοί.aetoiG105will gatherσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863.

29δὲdeG1161ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112afterμετὰmetaG3326theτὴνtēnG3588tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250: ‘TheὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveοὐ δώσειou dōseiG3756 G1325itsαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὸtoG3588lightφέγγοςphengosG5338καὶkaiG2532;theοἱhoiG3588starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588skyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411of theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.’

30At that timeκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119theG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207G3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will appearφανήσεταιphanēsetaiG5316inἐνenG1722G3588heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772,andκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theG3588tribesφυλαὶphulaiG5443of theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093will mournκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875καὶkaiG2532.They will seeG3708theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207G3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3507G3588of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772withμετὰmetaG3326powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆς.pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532He will send outἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32withμετὰmetaG3326a loudμεγάλης,megalēsG3173trumpet callσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,andκαὶkaiG2532they will gatherἐπισυνάξουσινepisunaxousinG1996HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμων,anemōnG417,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575one endἄκρωνakrōnG206of the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772toἕωςhe'ōsG2193αὐτῶν.¶autōnG846theτῶνtōnG3588otherἄκρωνakrōnG206.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33)

32NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129thisτῆςtēsG3588lessonπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850fromἈπὸApoG575theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆςsukēsG4808:As soon asὅταν ἤδηhotan ēdēG3752 G2235itsαὐτῆςautēsG846ὁhoG3588branchesκλάδοςkladosG2798becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527andκαὶkaiG2532sproutἐκφύῃ,ekphuēG1631τὰtaG3588leavesφύλλαphullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588summerθέρος.therosG2330isnearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451,right atἐπὶepiG1909thedoorθύραις.thuraisG2374.

34TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361pass awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778have happenedγένηται.genētaiG1096.

35ὁhoG3588HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093will pass awayπαρελεύσεται,pareleusetaiG3928,butδὲdeG1161MyG1473οἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361pass awayπαρέλθωσιν.¶parelthōsinG3928.

Readiness at Any Hour

(Genesis 6:1–7; Mark 13:32–37; Luke 12:35–48)

36δὲdeG1161No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG1492aboutΠερὶPeriG4012thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250orκαὶkaiG2532hourὥραςhōrasG5610,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761theοἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32τῶνtōnG3588in heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772,norοὐδὲoudeG3761theὁhoG3588Sonυἱός,huiosG5207,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361onlyμόνος.monosG3441theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962.

37γὰρgarG1063AsὥσπερhōsperG5618it wasin theαἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofτοῦtouG3588NoahΝῶε,NōeG3575,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will it beἔσταιestaiG1510at theἡhēG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

38ForγὰρgarG1063ὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722ἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250beforeπρὸproG4253ταῖςtaisG3588theτοῦtouG3588floodκατακλυσμοῦ,kataklusmouG2627, peoplewereἦσανēsanG1510eatingτρώγοντεςtrōgontesG5176andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνοντες,pinontesG4095,marryingγαμοῦντεςgamountesG1060andκαὶkaiG2532giving in marriageγαμίζοντες,gamizontesG1061,up toἄχριachriG891theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250NoahΝῶεNōeG3575enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588arkκιβωτόν,kibōtonG2787.

39AndκαὶkaiG2532they were obliviousοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theὁhoG3588floodκατακλυσμὸςkataklusmosG2627cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532swept them all awayἦρεν ἅπαντας,ēren hapantasG142 G537καὶkaiG2532.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will it beἔσταιestaiG1510attheἡhēG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444.

40ΤότεToteG5119TwoδύοduoG1417menwill beἔσονταιesontaiG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷ·agrōG68:oneεἷςheisG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880andκαὶkaiG2532the otherεἷςheisG1520leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

41TwoδύοduoG1417womenwill be grindingἀλήθουσαιalēthousaiG229atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588millμύλῳ·mulōG3458:oneμίαmiaG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880andκαὶkaiG2532the otherμίαmiaG1520leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

42Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767keep watchΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250on whichποίᾳpoiaG4169yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will comeἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064.

43ButδὲdeG1161understandγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097thisἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565ὅτιhotiG3754:IfεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588homeownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownᾔδειēdeiG1492in whichποίᾳpoiaG4169watch of the nightφυλακῇphulakēaG5438theὁhoG3588thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have kept watchἐγρηγόρησεν ἂνegrēgorēsen anG302 G1127andκαὶkaiG2532would notοὐκ ἂνouk anG302 G3756have letεἴασενeiasenG1439hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614be broken intoδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358.

44For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532must beγίνεσθεginestheG1096readyἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiG2092,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will comeἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at anᾗhēG3739hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610you do not expectοὐ δοκεῖτεou dokeiteG3756 G1380.

45WhoΤίςTisG5101thenἄραaraG686isἐστὶνestinG1510theὁhoG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whomὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962has put in chargeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525ofἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588householdG3610τοῦtouG3588,to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325the othersαὐτοῖςautoisG846theirτὴνtēnG3588foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160atἐνenG1722the proper timeκαιρῷ;kairōG2540?

46BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whoseὃν αὐτοῦhon autouG3739 G846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147him doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779when he returnsἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

47TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he will put him in chargeαὐτοῦ καταστήσειautou katastēseiG2525 G846ofἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956hisαὐτόν.¶autonG846τοῖςtoisG3588possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

48ButδὲdeG1161supposeἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401iswickedκακὸςkakosG2556andsaysεἴπῃeipēG2036inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘MyG1473ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will be away a long timeχρονίζειchronizeiG5549.’

49AndκαὶkaiG2532he beginsG756to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοὺςtousG3588fellow servantsσυνδούλουςsundoulousG4889andδὲdeG1161to eatἐσθίῃesthiēG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνῃpinēG4095withμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588drunkardsμεθυόντων,methuontōnG3184.

50TheὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588servantδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240onἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he does not expectᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷhē ou prosdokaG3739 G3756 G4328andκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he does not anticipateᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,hē ou ginōskeiG3739 G3756 G1097.

51ThenκαὶkaiG2532he will cut him to piecesδιχοτομήσει αὐτὸνdichotomēsei autonG1371 G846andκαὶkaiG2532assignθήσει·thēseiG5087himαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588a placeμέροςmerosG3313withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588hypocritesὑποκριτῶνhupokritōnG5273, wherethereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofτῶνtōnG3588teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.