The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful.
This is the reward that God gives the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.”
The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence.
For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.
The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”
But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?
“And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.
“Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”