Luke 12:42-46

You Must Be Ready

42 And the Lord said, "Who then is m the faithful and m wise n manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 o Blessed is that servant 1 whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, p he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, 'My master q is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and r get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come s on a day when he does not expect him and s at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 24:45
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 24:45
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
  3. Cross References
    Luke 16:1
    He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
  4. Cross References
    John 13:17
    If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
    Revelation 16:15
    ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!")
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 25:21
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
    Matthew 25:23
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 25:5
    As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
    Hebrews 10:37
    For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay.
    2 Peter 3:4
    They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.
    2 Peter 3:9
    The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
  7. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:7
    For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
  8. Cross References
    2 Peter 3:12
    Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
    Luke 12:40
    You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
  9. Cross References
    2 Peter 3:12
    Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
    Luke 12:40
    You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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