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39 "But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
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But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour."
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You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
41 Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?"
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Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42 And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
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The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?
43 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives.
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It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.
44 Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions.
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Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 But if that slave says to himself, "My master is delayed in coming,' and if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
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But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
46 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.
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The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
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