New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:42-51

42“Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767be on the alertΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127,for you do not knowG3609whichποίᾳpoiaG4169dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250your LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is comingἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064.

43Butbe sureγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of thisἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565, thatifεἰeiG1487the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169timeG5438of the nightG5438the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have been on the alertἐγρηγόρησενegrēgorēsenG1127and would not have allowedεἴασενeiasenG1439his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.

44For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223you alsoκαὶkaiG2532must be readyἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiG2092; forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739you do not thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380He will.

45“WhoΤίςTisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andsensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962putG2525in chargeG2525of his householdG3610to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325them their foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160at the properG2540timeG2540?

46BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

47TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thathe will putG2525him in chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

48But ifἘὰνEanG1437that evilκακὸςkakosG2556slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘MymasterκύριοςkuriosG2962is not comingG5549for a longG5549timeG5549,’

49and beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180his fellowσυνδούλουςsundoulousG4889slavesG4889and eatἐσθίῃesthiēG2068and drinkπίνῃpinēG4095with drunkardsμεθυόντων,methuontōnG3184;

50themasterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328himand at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whichᾗhēG3739he does not knowγινώσκει,ginōskeiG1097,

51and willcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him in piecesG1371andassignθήσει·thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the hypocritesὑποκριτῶνhupokritōnG5273;in that placeG3313thereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beweepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.

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