Luke 12:35-48

35“12Be preparedG4024, and keep your 3lampsG3088 litG2545. 36You are alsoG2532 to be likeG3664 peopleG444 who are waitingG4327 for their masterG2962 whenG4219 he returnsG360 from the weddingG1062 feastG1062, soG2443 thatG2443 they may immediatelyG2112 openG455 the door for 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 6prepareG4024 himself to serve, and have them reclineG347 at the table, and he will comeG3928 upG3928 and serveG1247 them. 387WhetherG2579 he comesG2064 in the 8secondG1208 watchG5438, orG2579 evenG2579 in the 9thirdG5154, and findsG2147 them soG3779, blessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slaves.

39“10But 11be sureG1097 of thisG3778, that ifG1487 the headG3617 ofG3617 theG3617 houseG3617 had knownG3609 at whatG4169 hourG5610 the thiefG2812 was comingG2064, he would not have allowedG863 his houseG3624 to be 12brokenG1358 into. 4013You tooG2532, be readyG2092; becauseG3754 the SonG5207 of ManG444 is comingG2064 at an hourG5610 that you do not thinkG1380 He will.”

41PeterG4074 saidG3004, “LordG2962, are You tellingG3004 thisG3778 parableG3850 to us, orG2228 14to everyoneG3956 else asG2532 wellG2532?” 42And 15the LordG2962 saidG3004, “16WhoG5101 thenG686 is the faithfulG4103 and sensibleG5429 17stewardG3623, whomG3739 his masterG2962 will putG2525 inG2525 chargeG2525 of his servantsG2322, to giveG1325 them their rationsG4620 at the properG2540 timeG2540? 43BlessedG3107 is that 18slaveG1401 whomG3739 his 19masterG2962 findsG2147 soG3779 doingG4160 when he comesG2064. 44TrulyG230 I sayG3004 to you that he will putG2525 him inG2525 chargeG2525 of allG3956 his possessionsG5225. 45But ifG1437 that slaveG1401 saysG3004 in his heartG2588, ‘My masterG2962 will takeG5549 aG5549 longG5549 timeG5549 to comeG2064,’ and he beginsG757 to beatG5180 the other slavesG3814G3816, both menG3816 and womenG3814, and to eatG2068 and drinkG4095 and getG3182 drunkG3182; 46then the masterG2962 of that slaveG1401 will comeG2240 on a dayG2250 that he does not expectG4328, and at an hourG5610 that he does not knowG1097, and will 20cutG1371 him inG1371 twoG1371, and assignG5087 21him a placeG3313 with the unbelieversG571. 47And that slaveG1401 who knewG1097 his master’sG2962 willG2307 and did not getG2090 readyG2090 orG2228 actG4160 in accordanceG4314 with his willG2307, willG2307 22receiveG1194 manyG4183 blowsG1194, 48but the one who did not 23knowG1097 it, and committedG4160 acts deservingG514 of 24a beatingG4127, will receiveG1194 only a fewG3641 blowsG1194. 25From everyoneG3956 whoG3739 has been givenG1325 muchG4183, muchG4183 will be demandedG2212; and to whomG3739 they entrustedG3908 muchG4183, of him they will askG154 allG4055 theG4055 moreG4055.