Matthew 24:48
But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, `My master is a long time in coming,'
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
In Context
47In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
49and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
Cross References
Matthew 18:32At once his master called him and said, "`Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:
Mark 7:21For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery,
Luke 19:22"`By your own words,' he replied, `I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what 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 →