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Matthew 24:46–48

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Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
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From verse 46

  1. Revelation 16:15Rank 1 from verse 46
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    15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

  2. Luke 12:43Rank 2 from verse 46
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    43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

  3. Luke 12:37Rank 3 from verse 46
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    37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

  4. 2 Peter 1:13–15Rank 4 from verse 46
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    13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

    14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

    15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

  5. 2 Timothy 4:6–8Rank 5 from verse 46
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    6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

    7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  6. Matthew 25:34Rank 6 from verse 46
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    34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  7. Philippians 1:21–23Rank 7 from verse 46
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    21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

    22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

    23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

  8. Revelation 2:19Rank 8 from verse 46
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    19I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

From verse 47

  1. Matthew 25:23Rank 1 from verse 47
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    23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

  2. Matthew 25:21Rank 2 from verse 47
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    21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

  3. Luke 12:37Rank 3 from verse 47
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    37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

  4. Luke 12:44Rank 4 from verse 47
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    44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

  5. 2 Timothy 2:12Rank 5 from verse 47
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    12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

  6. Luke 19:17Rank 6 from verse 47
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    17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

  7. Revelation 21:7Rank 7 from verse 47
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    7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

  8. Revelation 3:21Rank 8 from verse 47
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    21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

  9. 1 Peter 5:4Rank 9 from verse 47
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    4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  10. Daniel 12:3Rank 10 from verse 47
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    3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  11. John 12:26Rank 11 from verse 47
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    26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

  12. Luke 22:29–30Rank 12 from verse 47
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    29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

    30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

From verse 48

  1. 2 Peter 3:3–5Rank 1 from verse 48
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    3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

    4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

    5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

  2. Matthew 18:32Rank 2 from verse 48
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    32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

  3. Isaiah 32:6Rank 3 from verse 48
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    6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

  4. Luke 12:45Rank 4 from verse 48
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    45But 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;

  5. Acts 5:3Rank 5 from verse 48
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    3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

  6. Deuteronomy 9:4Rank 6 from verse 48
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    4Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.

  7. John 13:2Rank 7 from verse 48
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    2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

  8. Mark 7:21Rank 8 from verse 48
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    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

  9. 2 Kings 5:26Rank 9 from verse 48
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    26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

  10. Acts 8:22Rank 10 from verse 48
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    22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

  11. Deuteronomy 15:9Rank 11 from verse 48
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    9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

  12. Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 12 from verse 48
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    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  13. Ezekiel 12:22Rank 13 from verse 48
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    22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

  14. Ezekiel 12:27Rank 14 from verse 48
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    27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

  15. Luke 19:22Rank 15 from verse 48
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    22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

  16. Matthew 25:26Rank 16 from verse 48
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    26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

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Matthew 24:46

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 24:47

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

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COMBINED MEANING

goods

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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 24:48

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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delayeth

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Third-person singular present form of delay, meaning to put off or wait before acting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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coming

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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

24:44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

24:46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

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24:47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

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24:48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

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24:49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

24:50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

24:51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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