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The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
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And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].
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But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.
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I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it is already kindled?
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But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it shall be accomplished!
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Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division:
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For from henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
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The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
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And when [ye perceive] the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
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[Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time?