Matthew 24:48
But if the wicked servant may say in his heart,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 say unto you, that he will appoint him over all his possessions.
49My lord delayeth; and may begin to smite his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken;
Cross References
Matthew 18:32Then his lord calling him says to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, since thou didst intreat me:
Mark 7:21For within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Luke 19:22And he says to him, Out of thine own mouth I will judge thee, thou wicked servant. Didst thou know that I am an austere man, taking up what I have not laid down, and reaping what I have not sown?
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 →