But he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to accept silver and to accept garments, and olive-trees and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?
Matthew 24:48 - The Scriptures 2009 “But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, My master is delayed and is going to be gone a long time, American Standard Version (1901) But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; Common English Bible But suppose those bad servants should say to themselves, My master won’t come until later. Catholic Public Domain Version But if that evil servant has said in his heart, 'My lord has been delayed in returning,' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming: |
But he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to accept silver and to accept garments, and olive-trees and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is filled in them to do evil.
for a fool speaks folly, and his heart works wickedness: to practise filthiness, and to speak against יהוה that which misleads, to starve the being of the hungry, and to withhold the drink from the thirsty.
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Yisra’ĕl, which says, ‘The days go by, and every vision shall come to naught’?
“Son of man, see, the house of Yisra’ĕl is saying, ‘The vision that he is seeing is for many days from now, and he is prophesying of times far off.’
Then his master called him and said to him, ‘Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt seeing you begged me.
“Truly, I say to you that he shall set him over all his possessions.
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
“And his master answering, said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, whorings, murders,
“But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male servants and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,
“And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I shall judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow.
And supper taking place, the devil having already put it into the heart of Yehuḏah from Qerioth, son of Shim‛on, to deliver Him up,
But Kĕpha said, “Ḥananyah, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Set-apart Spirit and keep back from the price of the land for yourself?
“Repent therefore of this evil of yours, and plead with Elohim to forgive you the intention of your heart.
“Be on guard lest there be a thought of Beliya‛al in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is near,’ and your eye is evil against your poor brother and you give him naught. And he shall cry out to יהוה against you, and it shall be a sin in you.
“Do not think in your heart, after יהוה your Elohim has driven them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness יהוה has brought me in to possess this land.’ But it is because of the wrong of these nations that יהוה is driving them out from before you.