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Luke 12:35-48

35LetyourloinsG3751beἜστωσανEstōsanG1510girdedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024about,andlampsG3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545;

36andyelikemenG444whowaittheirownG1438lordG2962wheneverhemayleavetheweddingγάμων,gamōnG1062,thatwhenhecomesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064andknocksG2925,theymayopenἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455tohimimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.

37BlessedarethosebondmenwhomthelordG2962[on]comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147watchingγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127; verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillgirdG4024himselfandmakethemreclineἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347attable,andcomingG2064upwillserveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247them.

38AndifhecomeἔλθῃelthēG2064inthesecondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andcomeG2064inthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154watchG5438,andfindεὕρῃheurēG2147[them]thusοὕτως,houtōsG3779,blessedareG1510those[bondmen].

39ButthisknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097,thatifthemasterofthehouseοἶκονoikonG3624hadknownG1097inwhathourὥρᾳhōraG5610thethiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812wascomingG2064,hewouldhavewatched,andnothavesufferedhishouseG3624tobedug through.

40Andye therefore,beyereadyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092,forinthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610inwhichyedonotthinkG1380[it],theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesG2064.

41AndPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004tohim,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, sayest thouthisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850tous,oralsoκαὶkaiG2532toall?

42AndtheLordG2962saidG3004,WhothenisG1510thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andprudentstewardG3623,whomhislordG2962willsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overhishousehold,togiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325themeasureofcorninseasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedisthatbondmanwhomhislordG2962[on]comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147doingthusοὕτως.houtōsG3779;

44verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525himoverallthathehas.

45ButifthatbondmanshouldsayG3004inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,MylordG2962delaystocomeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,andbegintobeatτύπτεινtupteinG5180themenservantsandthemaidservants,andtoeatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andtodrinkπίνεινpineinG4095andtobedrunken,

46thelordG2962ofthatbondmanshallcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240inadayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenhedoesnotexpectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328it,andinanhourὥρᾳhōraG5610heknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097notof,andshallcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himintwoandappointhisportionG3313withtheunbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47ButthatbondmanwhoknewG1097hisownlord'swill,andhadnotpreparedG2090[himself]nordonehiswill,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withmanyπολλάς.pollasG4183[stripes];

48buthewhoknewG1097[it]not,anddidthingsG3956worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofstripes,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withfewὀλίγας.oligasG3641.AndtoeveryoneG3739towhommuchπολύ,poluG4183hasbeengivenG1325,muchπολὺpoluG4183shallberequiredfromhim;andtowhom[men]havecommittedmuchπολύ,poluG4183,theywillaskαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154fromhimthemoreG4183.

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