He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
Luke 12:45 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But if that servant says in his heart, “My master is delaying his coming,” and starts to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if that servant says in his heart, My master is late in coming, and begins to strike the menservants and the maids and to eat and drink and get drunk, American Standard Version (1901) But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; Common English Bible “But suppose that these servants should say to themselves, My master is taking his time about coming. And suppose they began to beat the servants, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk. Catholic Public Domain Version But if that servant will have said in his heart, 'My Lord has made a delay in his return,' and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if that servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk: |
He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
Look, it is written in front of me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will repay them fully
So Pashhur had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the Lord’s temple.
‘Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes, “The days keep passing by, and every vision fails”?
As I live #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #because my flock, lacking a shepherd, has become prey and food for every wild animal, and because my shepherds do not search for my flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than my flock,
while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
‘Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
and told him, ‘Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people are drunk, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.’
I will even pour out my Spirit on my servants in those days, both men and women and they will prophesy.
because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. , They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is arrogant towards you, if someone slaps you in the face.
You will rejoice before the Lord your God #– #you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is within your city gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions while they feast with you.
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it!
In her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those slaughtered on the earth.