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Luke 12:40-53

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.

49IhavecomeG2064tocastβαλεῖνbaleinG906afireΠῦρPurG4442ontheearthγῆνgēnG1093;andwhatwillIifalreadyἤδηēdēG2235ithasbeenkindled?

50ButIhaveabaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908tobebaptisedwith,andhowπῶςpōsG4459amIstraiteneduntilitshallhavebeenaccomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51ThinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatIhavecomeG3854togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515intheearthγῇ;gēaG1093? Nay,IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,butratherG235division:

52forfromhenceforththereshallbeἔσονταιesontaiG1510fiveπέντεpenteG4002inoneἑνὶheniG1520houseοἴκῳoikōG3624dividedG1266;threeτρεῖςtreisG5140shallbeG1510dividedG1266againsttwoδυσὶνdusinG1417,andtwoδύοduoG1417againstthreeτρισὶνtrisinG5140:

53fatherπατὴρpatērG3962againstsonυἱῷhuiōG5207,andsonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstfatherπατρί,patriG3962;motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstdaughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364,anddaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstmotherμητέρα,mēteraG3384;amother-in-lawagainstherdaughter-in-law,andadaughter-in-lawagainsthermother-in-law.

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