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Luke 12:40-53

40BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thereforeG3767readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092alsoκαὶkaiG2532:forὅτιhotiG3754the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444comethἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739ye thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380notοὐouG3756.

41ThenδὲdeG1161Peterὁ Πέτρος·ho PetrosG3588 G4074saidG3004unto himG846,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,speakest thouG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850untoπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532toπρὸςprosG4314allπάντας;pantasG3956?

42G3588G3588AndG1161the Lordκύριος·kuriosG3588 G2962saidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101thenG687isἐστὶνestinG1510thatG3623faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardG3623,whomὃνhonG3739hislordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962shall make rulerκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846householdθεραπείαςtherapeiasG3588 G2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them theirportion of meatσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG3588 G4620inἐνenG1722due seasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401,whomὃνhonG3739hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962when he comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shall findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160.

44τοῖςtoisG3588Of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754he will makeG2525himαὐτοῦautouG846rulerG2525overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatG5225heαὐτόν.¶autonG846hathG5225.

45But andδὲdeG1161ifἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401sayG3004inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,MyG1473lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588 G2962delayethχρονίζειchronizeiG5549his comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532shall beginG756to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the menservantsτοὺς παῖδαςtous paidasG3588 G3816andκαὶkaiG2532maidensτὰς παιδίσκαςtas paidiskasG3588 G3814,andτεteG5037to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνεινpineinG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532to be drunkenμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;

46G3588The lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962ofG3588 G1401thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG3588 G1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240inἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739he lookethG4328notοὐouG3756forG4328him,andκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739he isG1097notοὐouG3756awareG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532will cutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himαὐτὸνautonG846in sunderG1371,andκαὶkaiG2532will appoint himθήσει.¶thēseiG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846portionμέροςmerosG3588 G3313withμετὰmetaG3326the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161thatἘκεῖνοςEkeinosG1565servantδοῦλος ὁdoulos hoG3588 G1401,which knewγνοὺςgnousG1097hisG1438lord’sτὸ κυρίουto kuriouG3588 G2962willθέλημα τοῦthelēma touG3588 G2307,andκαὶkaiG2532preparedἑτοιμάσαςhetoimasasG2090notμὴmēG3361himself,neitherG3366didποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160according toπρὸςprosG4314hisG846willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307,shall be beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194with manyπολλάς.pollasG4183stripes.

48ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that knewγνοὺςgnousG1097notμὴmēG3361,andδὲdeG1161did commitποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160things worthyἄξιαaxiaG514of stripesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,shall be beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194with fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641stripes.ForδὲdeG1161unto whomsoeverπαντὶpantiG3956ᾧhōG3739muchπολύ,poluG4183is givenἐδόθηedothēG1325,ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦ·autouG846shall beG2212muchπολὺpoluG4183requiredG2212:andκαὶkaiG2532to whomᾧhōG3739men have committedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of himαὐτόν.¶autonG846they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154the moreG4053.

49I am comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to sendβαλεῖνbaleinG906fireΠῦρPurG4442onG1519the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093;andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101will IθέλωthelōG2309,ifεἰeiG1487it beG381alreadyἤδηēdēG2235kindledG381?

50ButδὲdeG1161I haveἔχωechōG2192a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908to be baptized withβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907;andκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459am I straitenedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3739it be accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51Suppose yeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754I am comeπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515onἐνenG1722earthτῇ γῇ;tēa gēaG3588 G1093?I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,Nayοὐχί,ouchiG3780;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ratherἢēG2228divisionδιαμερισμόν.diamerismonG1267:

52τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063fromἀπὸapoG575henceforthνῦνnunG3568there shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510fiveπέντεpenteG4002inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520houseοἴκῳoikōG3624dividedδιαμεμερισμένοι,diamemerismenoiG1266,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140againstἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417,andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417againstἐπὶepiG1909threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140.

53The fatherπατὴρpatērG3962shall be dividedδιαμερισθήσονται,diameristhēsontaiG1266againstἐπὶepiG1909the sonυἱῷhuiōG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstἐπὶepiG1909the fatherπατρί,patriG3962;the motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstἐπὶepiG1909the daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364,andκαὶkaiG2532the daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstἐπὶepiG1909the motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384;the mother in lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994againstἐπὶepiG1909herG846daughter in lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3588 G3565,andκαὶkaiG2532the daughter in lawνύμφηnumphēG3565againstἐπὶepiG1909herG846mother in lawπενθεράνpentheranG3588 G3994.

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