Luke 12
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Luke 12:45-48

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 1cutG1371 him inG1371 twoG1371, and assignG5087 2him 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 3receiveG1194 manyG4183 blowsG1194, 48but the one who did not 4knowG1097 it, and committedG4160 acts deservingG514 of 5a beatingG4127, will receiveG1194 only a fewG3641 blowsG1194. 6From everyoneG3956 whoG3739 has been givenG1325 muchG4183, muchG4183 will be demandedG2212; and to whomG3739 they entrustedG3908 muchG4183, of him they will askG154 allG4055 theG4055 moreG4055.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 12:46 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment ↩
  2. 2. Luke 12:46 Lit his part with ↩
  3. 3. Luke 12:47 Deut 25:2; James 4:17 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 12:48 Lev 5:17; Num 15:29f ↩
  5. 5. Luke 12:48 Lit blows ↩
  6. 6. Luke 12:48 Matt 13:12 ↩

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