Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
In Context
47Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
49And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
Ecclesiastes 8:11Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing?
Matthew 18:32Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
Mark 7:21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
Luke 19:22He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →