Matthew 24:48
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming.’
Majority Standard Bible
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 tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
49And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
Matthew 18:32Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, adultery, sexual immorality, murder, theft,
Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what 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 →