Luke 12:48

Contemporary English Version 1995

But servants who don't know what their master wants them to do will not be beaten so hard for doing wrong. If God has been generous with you, he will expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better.

Cross References

James 3:1

My friends, we should not all try to become teachers. In fact, teachers will be judged more strictly than others.

Leviticus 5:17

If you break any of my commands without meaning to, you are still guilty, and you can be punished. When you realize what you have done, you must either bring to the priest a ram that has nothing wrong with it or else pay him for one. The priest will then offer it as a sacrifice to make things right, and you will be forgiven.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

Matthew 13:12

Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose even what little they have.

1 Timothy 1:13

I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But Christ had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him.

Acts 17:30

In the past, God forgave all this because people did not know what they were doing. But now he says that everyone everywhere must turn to him.

1 Timothy 1:11

of the good news the glorious and wonderful God has given me.

Luke 16:2

So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, guard what God has placed in your care! Don't pay any attention to godless and stupid talk that sounds smart but really isn't.

Titus 1:3

So, at the proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce what he had said.

Numbers 15:27

But if one of you does wrong without knowing it, you must sacrifice a year-old female goat as a sacrifice for sin.

Luke 12:41

Peter asked Jesus, “Did you say this just for us or for everyone?”

Luke 12:49

I came to set fire to the earth, and I wish it were already on fire!