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Luke 12:47

JudgmentObedience

45 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;

46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

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BSB
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
KJV
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
WEB
That servant who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
ASV
And that servant, who knew his lord`s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
DARBY
But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
BLB
Now that servant, the one having known the will of his master and not having prepared nor having done according to his will, he will be beaten with many.
ÅB
Men den tjener som kjente sin herres vilje, og ikke stelte til eller satte i verk det han ville, han skal få mange slag;
OTB
“Den tjener som kjenner sin herres vilje og ikke gjør seg klar eller ikke gjør det hans herre vil, vil bli slått med mange slag.
B1930
Men den tjener som kjente sin herres vilje, og ikke stelte til eller satte i verk det han vilde, han skal få mange slag;

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Cross references

  • James 4:17

    Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

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  • John 9:41

    Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

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  • John 15:22–24

    If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

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  • John 12:48

    He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

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  • Deuteronomy 25:2–3

    And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

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  • Acts 17:30

    And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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  • Numbers 15:30–31

    But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:15–16

    For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

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