Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart - My master, delayeth,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'
A Conservative Version
But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord is late coming,
American Standard Version
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But if that slave, with evil intent, should think to himself, 'My master will not be back very soon,'
Anderson New Testament
But if that wicked servant shall say in his heart, My master delays his coming;
Bible in Basic English
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
Common New Testament
But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'
Daniel Mace New Testament
but if he be dishonest, and says to himself, my Lord delays coming,
Darby Translation
But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
Godbey New Testament
But if the wicked servant may say in his heart,
Goodspeed New Testament
But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,'
John Wesley New Testament
But if that evil servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming:
Julia Smith Translation
But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays to come;
King James 2000
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming;
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if that evil slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is staying away for a long time,'
Modern King James verseion
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delays His coming,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming,
Moffatt New Testament
But if the bad servant says to himself, 'My lord and master is long of coming,'
Montgomery New Testament
But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'
NET Bible
But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'
New Heart English Bible
But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delayed,'
Noyes New Testament
But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long;
Sawyer New Testament
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My Lord delays his coming,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if that wicked servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes;
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, should he be a bad servant, and say to himself 'My master is a long time in coming,'
Webster
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;
Weymouth New Testament
But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'
Williams New Testament
But if the slave is bad and says to himself, 'My master is going to be gone a long time,'
World English Bible
But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,'
Worrell New Testament
But, if that evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying,'
Worsley New Testament
But if that servant be wicked and say in his heart, my master delayeth his coming,
Youngs Literal Translation
'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » When the lord will come
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » What the days will be like when the lord comes
Longsuffering Of God » The wicked » Punished for despising
Longsuffering Of God » The wicked » Abuse
Ministers » When unfaithful » Shall be punished
Parables » Parables of Christ » Faithful, and evil servants
The second coming of Christ » Signs preceding
The second coming of Christ » The wicked » Presume upon the delay of
Self-delusion » Fatal consequences of
Self-delusion » Fatal » consequences of
Servants » Unfaithful servants
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 24:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Faithful Slave And An Unfaithful Slave
47 Verily, I say unto you - Over all his substance, will he appoint him. 48 But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart - My master, delayeth, 49 And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:4
Do not speak in thy heart, when Yahweh thy God casteth them out from before thee saying, For mine own righteousness, hath Yahweh brought me in, to possess this land, - whereas it is for the lawlessness of these nations, that, Yahweh, is dispossessing them from before thee.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Take thou heed to thyself lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying - Drawing nigh, is the seventh year the year of release, and so thine eye be evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him, - and he cry out against thee unto Yahweh, and it become in thee a sin!
2 Kings 5:26
Then he said unto him - My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-servants?
Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against a wicked work is not executed speedily - on this account, the heart of the sons of men is fully set within them, to commit wickedness.
Isaiah 32:6
For, a base man, with baseness, will speak, And, his heart, will practise iniquity, - Practising profanity, And speaking, against Yahweh that which misleadeth, Emptying the soul of the hungry, And the drink of the thirsty, he causeth to fail;
Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man What is this proverb ye have, concerning the so of Israel, saying, - The days, are prolonged, Therefore shall every vision come to nought?
Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man. Lo! the house of Israel are saying, the vision which he seeth is for many days, Yea for times far away, hath hell prophesied.
Matthew 18:32
Then, calling him near, his master saith unto him - O wicked servant! All that debt, forgave I thee, because thou didst beseech me.
Matthew 25:26
And his lord, answering, said unto him - O wicked servant, and cowardly, knewest thou that I reap, where I have not sown, and gather, whence I have not winnowed?
Mark 7:21
For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth, - fornications, thefts,
Luke 12:45
But, if that servant should say in his heart - My lord delayeth to come! and should begin to be striking the youths and the maidens, - to be eating also, and drinking, and making himself drunk,
Luke 19:22
He saith to him - Out of thy mouth, do I judge thee, O wicked servant! Thou knewest that, I, a harsh man, am, - taking up, what I laid not down, and reaping, what I did not sow;
John 13:2
And, supper, being in progress, the adversary, having already thrust into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, that he should deliver him up, -
Acts 5:3
But Peter said - Ananias! wherefore did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst deal falsely with the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the field?
Acts 8:22
Repent, therefore, from this thy baseness, and entreat of the Lord - whether, after all, the purpose of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;
2 Peter 3:3-5
Of this, first, taking note - that there will come, in the last of the days, with scoffing, scoffers, after their own covetings, going on,