Luke 12:35-48

35“12Be dressedG4024 in 3readinessG4024, and keep your lampsG3088 litG2545. 36Be likeG3664 menG444 who are waitingG4327 for their masterG2962 whenG4219 he returnsG360 from the weddingG1062 feastG1062, soG2443 that they may immediatelyG2112 openG455 the door to him when he comesG2064 and knocksG2925. 37BlessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slavesG1401 whomG3739 the masterG2962 will findG2147 4on the alertG1127 when he comesG2064; trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, that 5he will girdG4024 himself to serve, and have them reclineG347 at the table, and will comeG3928 up and waitG1247 on them. 386WhetherG2579 he comesG2064 in the 7secondG1208 watchG5438, orG2579 evenG2579 in the 8thirdG5154, and findsG2147 them soG3779, blessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slaves.

39“9But 10be sureG1097 of thisG3778, that ifG1487 the headG3617 of the houseG3617 had knownG3609 at whatG4169 hourG5610 the thiefG2812 was comingG2064, he would not have allowedG863 his houseG3624 to be 1112brokenG1358 into. 4013You tooG2532, be readyG2092; for the SonG5207 of ManG444 is comingG2064 at an hourG5610 that you do not 14expectG1380.”

41PeterG4074 saidG3004, “LordG2962, are You addressingG3004 thisG3778 parableG3850 to us, orG2228 15to everyoneG3956 else as wellG2532?” 42And 16the LordG2962 saidG3004, “17WhoG5101 thenG686 is the faithfulG4103 and sensibleG5429 18stewardG3623, whomG3739 his masterG2962 will putG2525 in chargeG2525 of his 19servantsG2322, to giveG1325 them their rationsG4620 at the properG2540 timeG2540? 43BlessedG3107 is that 20slaveG1401 whomG3739 his 21masterG2962 findsG2147 soG3779 doingG4160 when he comesG2064. 44TrulyG230 I sayG3004 to you that he will putG2525 him in chargeG2525 of allG3956 his possessionsG5225. 45But ifG1437 that slaveG1401 saysG3004 in his heartG2588, ‘My masterG2962 22will be a longG5549 timeG5549 in comingG2064,’ and beginsG757 to beatG5180 the slavesG3814G3816, both menG3816 and womenG3814, and to eatG2068 and drinkG4095 and getG3182 drunkG3182; 46the masterG2962 of that slaveG1401 will comeG2240 on a dayG2250 whenG3739 he does not expectG4328 him and at an hourG5610 he does not knowG1097, and will cutG1371 him in piecesG1371, and assignG5087 him a placeG3313 with the unbelieversG571. 47And that slaveG1401 who knewG1097 his master’sG2962 willG2307 and did not getG2090 readyG2090 orG2228 actG4160 in accordG4314 with his willG2307, willG2307 23receiveG1194 manyG4183 lashesG1194, 48but the one who did not 24knowG1097 it, and committedG4160 deeds worthyG514 of 25a floggingG4127, will receiveG1194 but fewG3641. 26From everyoneG3956 whoG3739 has been givenG1325 muchG4183, muchG4183 will be requiredG523; and to whomG3739 they entrustedG3908 muchG4183, of him they will askG154 allG4057 the moreG4057.