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Butknowthis,thatif the goodman of the house had known in whatwatch the thief would come, he would have watched, andwouldnot have sufferedhishouse to be broken up.
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Therefore*beyealsoready:for in such an hour as ye thinknot the Son of mancometh.
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Whothenis a faithfulandwiseservant,whomhislord hath made ruleroverhishousehold, to givethemmeatin due season?
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Blessed is thatservant,whomhislord when he cometh shall findsodoing.
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Verily I say unto you,That he shall makehimruleroverallhisgoods.
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But andifthatevilservant shall sayinhisheart,Mylorddelayeth his coming;
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And shall begin to smite his fellowservants,and to eatanddrinkwith the drunken;
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The lord of thatservant shall comein a daywhen he lookethnot for him, andin an hourthat he isnot aware of,
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And shall cut[a]himasunder, andappoint him hisportionwith the hypocrites:there shall beweepingandgnashing of teeth.