Luke 12
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Luke 12:40-53

40You tooκαὶkaiG2532,be readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092;for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that you do notexpectδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380.”
41PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,are You addressingG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us, orἢēG2228to everyoneπάντας;pantasG3956elseas wellκαὶkaiG2532?”
42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525in chargeG2525of hisservantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?
43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is thatslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.
44TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that he will putG2525him in chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.
45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will be a longG5549timeG5549in comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the slavesG3814G3816, bothmenG3816and womenG3814,and to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068and drinkπίνεινpineinG4095and getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;
46the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenG3739he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328himand at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097,and will cutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him in piecesG1371,and assignθήσει.¶thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.
47And that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401who knewγνοὺςgnousG1097his master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962willG2307and did not getG2090readyG2090orἢēG2228actποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160in accordπρὸςprosG4314with his willG2307,willG2307receiveG1194manyπολλάς.pollasG4183lashesG1194,
48but the one who did notknowγνοὺςgnousG1097it,and committedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160deeds worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofa floggingπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,will receiveδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194but fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641.From everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoᾧhōG3739has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325muchπολύ,poluG4183,muchπολὺpoluG4183will be requiredG523;and to whomᾧhōG3739they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of him they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154allG4057the moreG4057.
49“Ihave comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to castβαλεῖνbaleinG906fireΠῦρPurG4442upon the earthγῆνgēnG1093; andhowτίtiG5101I wishθέλωthelōG2309it were alreadyἤδηēdēG2235kindledἀνήφθη.anēphthēG381!
50But I haveἔχωechōG2192abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908toundergoβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,and howπῶςpōsG4459distressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912I am untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it is accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!
51Do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on earthγῇ;gēaG1093?I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but ratherἢēG2228divisionδιαμερισμόν.diamerismonG1267;
52for from nowνῦνnunG3568on fiveπέντεpenteG4002membersin oneἑνὶheniG1520householdοἴκῳoikōG3624will be dividedδιαμεμερισμένοι,diamemerismenoiG1266,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140againstἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417and twoδύοduoG1417againstἐπὶepiG1909threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140.
53They will be dividedδιαμερισθήσονται,diameristhēsontaiG1266,fatherπατὴρpatērG3962againstἐπὶepiG1909sonυἱῷhuiōG5207and sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstἐπὶepiG1909fatherπατρί,patriG3962,motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstἐπὶepiG1909daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364and daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstἐπὶepiG1909motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994againstἐπὶepiG1909daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565and daughter-in-lawνύμφηnumphēG3565againstἐπὶepiG1909mother-in-lawπενθεράνpentheranG3994.”
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