Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord withholdeth to come;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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, that he will establish him over all that he hath.
49and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;
Cross References
Matthew 18:32Then his lord summoned him and said to him, Evil servant! all that debt did I forgive thee, because thou didst entreat me.
Mark 7:21For from within, from the heart of the sons of men, go forth evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, robbery, murder,
Luke 19:22He said to him, From thy own mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou didst know that I was a hard man, taking up what I had not laid down, and reaping what I sowed not:
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 →