Matthew 24:49

A Faithful Slave And An Unfaithful Slave

⁴⁸ "But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,' ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunks, ⁵⁰ that servant's master will come on a day when he doesn't expect him and at an hour that he doesn't know.

Eating and Drinking

1 Samuel 2:13-16

The custom of the priests with the people was that whenever a person offered a sacrifice, a servant of the priest would come with a three pronged fork in his hand while the meat was boiling, and

1 Samuel 2:29

Why, then, do all of you show contempt for my sacrifice and offering that I've commanded for my dwelling? And you honor your sons more than me in order to fatten yourselves from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

Isaiah 56:12

""Come!' they say, "let's have some wine, and let's fill ourselves with strong drink! Then, tomorrow will be like today, or even much better!'"

Isaiah 66:5

"Hear this message from the LORD, you who tremble at his words: "Your own brothers who hate you and exclude you because of my name have said: "Let the LORD be glorified; he will see your joy,' yet it is they who will be put to shame.

Ezekiel 34:3

"Woe to you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves and not the sheep. Shouldn't shepherds feed the sheep? You're eating the best parts, clothing yourselves with the wool, and slaughtering the home-grown sheep without having fed the sheep!

Micah 3:5

"This is what the LORD says about the prophets who are causing my people to go astray, who are calling out "Peace' when they're being fed, but who declare war against those who won't feed them:

Matthew 7:15

"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are savage wolves.

Romans 16:18

because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

2 Corinthians 11:20

You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

Philippians 3:19

Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.

Titus 1:11-12

They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way.

1 Peter 5:3

Do not lord it over the people entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

2 Peter 2:13-14

suffering harm as punishment for their wrongdoing. They take pleasure in wild parties in broad daylight. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while they eat with you.

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, will not recognize our authority.

Jude 1:12

These people are stains on your love feasts. They feast with you without any sense of awe. They are shepherds who care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by the winds. They are autumn trees that are fruitless, totally dead, and uprooted.

Revelation 13:7

It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

Revelation 16:6

You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.