Luke 12:45
But if that servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
44Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.
Cross References
Job 24:23God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.
Isaiah 65:6Behold it is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will render and repay into their bosom.
Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail.
Ezekiel 34:3You ate the milk, end you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.
Matthew 22:6And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.
Romans 16:18For they that are such, serve not Christ our Lord, but their own belly; and by pleasing speeches and good words, seduce the hearts of the innocent.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:42-54
Vigilance and Exertion Inculcated. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his… Read the whole commentary →