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Matthew 24:48

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But if he was evil, the servant would say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time,’

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But Elisha told him, “Didn't I see you in my mind's eye when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?

When people are not punished quickly for their crimes they are even more determined to do wrong.

For fools only talk foolishness, thinking evil things. They act in opposition to the Lord, misrepresenting him in what they say. They refuse to give food to the hungry and deny water to the thirsty.

“Son of man, what's this proverb you people have in the land of Israel: ‘Time goes by, and no vision comes true’?

“Son of man, notice what the people of Israel are saying, ‘The vision that he's describing won't happen for a long time. He's prophesying about a time in the distant future.’

Then the master called the man back in and told him, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you all your debt because you begged me to.

I tell you the truth: the master will put that servant in charge over everything he has.

and would start beating the other servants, feasting and drinking with the drunks.

But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you think I reap where I don't sow, and harvest crops I didn't plant,

It's from the inside, from people's minds, that evil thoughts come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

But what if the servant were to say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and then starts beating the other servants, both men and women, feasting and getting drunk?

‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.

It was during supper, and the devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.

Then Peter asked him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan convince you to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money from the land you sold?

Repent of your evil ways! Pray to the Lord and ask forgiveness for thinking like this.

Make sure you don't think evil thoughts like, “The seventh year is coming up when debts will be canceled,” so that you look down on the poor with a sneer and refuse to give them anything. They will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.

When the Lord your God has driven them out ahead of you, don't say to yourselves, “It's because I'm such a good person that the Lord has brought me here to take over this land.” No, the Lord is driving out these nations ahead of you because they're so wicked.




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