Matthew 24:48
But if that euil seruant shall say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
In Context
47Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.
49And begin to smite his fellowes, and to eate, and to drinke with the drunken,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lord against thee, so that sinne be in thee:
Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to doe euill.
Ezekiel 12:22Sonne of man, what is that prouerbe that you haue in the land of Israel, saying, The dayes are prolonged and all visions faile?
Matthew 18:32Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me.
Mark 7:21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,
Luke 19:22Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.
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 →