New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:44-51

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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