Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming;
Updated King James Version
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 unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
49And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and yours eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry unto the LORD against you, and it be sin unto you.
Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Ezekiel 12:22Son of man, what is that proverb that all of you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?
Matthew 18:32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you desired me:
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Luke 19:22And he says unto him, Out of yours own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that 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 →