Luke 12:40-53

40You also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you are not thinking about it.’

41Peter asked Jesus, ‘Master, are you only telling this story to us, your disciples? Or is this story for everyone to hear?’

42Jesus replied, ‘Be a wise servant. Be someone that the master can trust. The master will choose a man like that. He will say to him, “I want you to rule my house and the other servants. Give them the food that they need at the right time.”

43That servant will be very happy when his master comes home. His master will see that he has done everything well.

44Let me tell you what will happen. The master will give that servant authority to rule over everything in his house.

45But another servant might say to himself, “My master is very late. He will not come yet.” Then he begins to hit the other servants, both the men and the women. He eats too much, and he drinks too much. He even becomes drunk.

46Then the master of that servant will come home and he will surprise the servant. He did not think that his master would come home on that day or at that time. Then the master will punish that servant a lot. He will put the servant with those people that do not obey him.

47A servant may know what his master wants him to do. Then he should prepare himself and do that. If he does not, his master will punish him very much. He will hit him a lot.

48But another servant perhaps does not know what his master wants him to do. So he does wrong things. The master will punish him because he did those wrong things. But he will not hit him as much. If God gives a lot to somebody, he will want a lot back in return. And God will want much more from the person to whom he has given authority over much more.

49I came to start a fire on earth. I would be happy if that fire were already burning.

50I have a baptism of pain to receive. I cannot rest until this has happened.

51I did not come into the world so that everyone will agree with each other. No, I tell you. I came to put people against one another.

52From now on, because of me, five people in a family will be against each other. Two people will be against the other three. Three of them will be against the other two.

53They will not agree together. The father will be against his son and the son will be against his father. The mother will be against her daughter and the daughter will be against her mother. The mother will be against her son's wife. And the son's wife will be against her husband's mother.’