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Blessed are thoseservants,whom the lord when he cometh shall findwatching: verily I say unto you,that he shall gird himself, andmakethem to sit down to meat, and will come forth and servethem.
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Andif he shall comein the secondwatch,orcomein the thirdwatch,andfind them so,blessedarethoseservants.
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Andthisknow, thatif the goodman of the house had knownwhathour the thief would come*, he would have watched, and*not have sufferedhishouse to be broken through.
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Beyethereforereadyalso:fortheSon of mancometh at an hour when ye thinknot.
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And the Lordsaid, Whothenis that faithfulandwisesteward,whom his lord shall make ruleroverhishousehold, to give them their portion of meatin due season?
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Blessed is thatservant,whomhislord when he cometh shall findsodoing.
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Of a truth I say unto you,that he will make himruleroverall that hehath.
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But andifthatservantsayinhisheart,Mylorddelayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservantsandmaidens,and to eatanddrink, and to be drunken;
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The lord of thatservant will comein a daywhen he lookethnotfor him, andat an hourwhen he isnotaware, and will cut[a]him in sunder, and will appoint him hisportionwith the unbelievers.
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Andthatservant,whichknewhislord'swill,andpreparednot himself, neitherdidaccording to hiswill, shall be beaten with many stripes.