New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 12:40-53

40You tooκαὶkaiG2532,be readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092;becauseὅτιhotiG3754the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that you do not thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380He will.”

41PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,are You tellingG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us, orἢēG2228to everyoneπάντας;pantasG3956elseasG2532wellG2532?”

42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525inG2525chargeG2525of his servantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is thatslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

44TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that he will putG2525him inG2525chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will takeG5549aG5549longG5549timeG5549to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and he beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the otherslavesG3814 G3816, bothmenG3816and womenG3814,and to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068and drinkπίνεινpineinG4095and getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;

46thenthe masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250that he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328,and at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that he does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097, and willcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him inG1371twoG1371,and assignθήσει.¶thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47And that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401who knewγνοὺςgnousG1097his master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962willG2307and did not getG2090readyG2090orἢēG2228actποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160in accordanceπρὸςprosG4314with his willG2307,willG2307receiveG1194manyπολλάς.pollasG4183blowsG1194,

48but the one who did notknowγνοὺςgnousG1097it,and committedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160acts deservingἄξιαaxiaG514ofa beatingπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,will receiveG1194onlya fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641blowsG1194.From everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoᾧhōG3739has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325muchπολύ,poluG4183,muchπολὺpoluG4183will be demandedζητηθήσεταιzētēthēsetaiG2212;and to whomᾧhōG3739they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of him they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154allG4055theG4055moreπερισσότερονperissoteronG4055.

49“Ihave comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to castβαλεῖνbaleinG906fireΠῦρPurG4442upon the earthγῆνgēnG1093; andhowτίtiG5101I wishθέλωthelōG2309it were alreadyἤδηēdēG2235kindledἀνήφθη.anēphthēG381!

50But I haveἔχωechōG2192abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908to undergoβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,and howπῶςpōsG4459distressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912I am untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it is accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51Do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to provideδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on earthγῇ;gēaG1093?Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, 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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