Matthew 24:48
But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
In Context
47Verily I say to you, He will place 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 called him, and said to him: Thou vile servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me:
Mark 7:21For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, whoredom,
Luke 19:22He said to him: Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou evil servant. Thou knewest me, that I am a hard man, and that I take up what I laid not down, and reap 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 →