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The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;
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And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;
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But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.
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I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.
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But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!
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Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:
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For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.
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They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
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Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.
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And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is.
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O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?