Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
In Context
47Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.
49And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.
Ecclesiastes 8:11For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear.
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.
Matthew 18:32Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:
Mark 7:21For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Luke 19:22He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow:
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 →