New King James Version
Luke 12:45
45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,
Luke 12:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
- New International Version (NIV)But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
- New Living Translation (NLT)But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
Context of Luke 12:45
43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Read all of Luke 12Luke 12:45 word by word
Ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ· χρονίζει ὁ κύριός μου ἔρχεσθαι, καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But andδέde · thenG1161
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- servantὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- delayethχρονίζωchronizō · to delayG5549
- his comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- shall beginἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to beatτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
- the menservantsπαῖςpais · childG3816
- maidensπαιδίσκηpaidiskē · maidservantG3814
- andτεte · and/bothG5037
- to eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
- drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
- to be drunkenμεθύσκωmethuskō · to get drunkG3182
Cross-references for Luke 12:45
- Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?
- Matthew 24:48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
- 2 Peter 2:3By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
- Isaiah 65:6“Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silence, but will repay— Even repay into their bosom—
- Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
- Ezekiel 34:3You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.
- Matthew 22:6And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:20For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face.
- 3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.
- Revelation 13:7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
- Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.”
- Revelation 17:5And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
- Revelation 18:24And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”
- Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
- Ezekiel 34:8“As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”—
- Romans 16:18For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
Commentaries on Luke 12:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Begin to beat, etc. - See the different parts of this bad minister's conduct pointed out on Matthew 24:48, Matthew 24:49; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38-46Verses 38-46 See the notes at Matthew 24:42-51. Second watch - See the notes at Matthew 14:25.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-53Verses 41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable, and loving; but the effect of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-48Jesus compared his faithful followers to servants in a master's house. These servants were always ready for his return and did a good job managing the resources he left with them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4841-48. unto us or even to all?--us the Twelve, or all this vast audience?Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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