Luke 12:35-48

35“Be ready for action, and have your lamps burning.

36Be like servants waiting to open the door at their master’s knock when he returns from a wedding.

37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I can guarantee this truth: He will change his clothes, make them sit down at the table, and serve them.

38They will be blessed if he comes in the middle of the night or toward morning and finds them awake.

39“Of course, you realize that if the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let him break into his house.

40Be ready, because the Son of Man will return when you least expect him.”

41Peter asked, “Lord, did you use this illustration just for us or for everyone?”

42The Lord asked, “Who, then, is the faithful, skilled manager that the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their share of food at the right time?

43That servant will be blessed if his master finds him doing this job when he comes.

44I can guarantee this truth: He will put that servant in charge of all his property.

45On the other hand, that servant may think that his master is taking a long time to come home. The servant may begin to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk.

46His master will return at an unexpected time. Then his master will punish him severely and assign him a place with unfaithful people.

47“The servant who knew what his master wanted but didn’t get ready to do it will receive a hard beating.

48But the servant who didn’t know ⌞what his master wanted⌟ and did things for which he deserved punishment will receive a light beating. A lot will be expected from everyone who has been given a lot. More will be demanded from everyone who has been entrusted with a lot.