Focused Passage

Matthew 24:45-51

The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

Matthew 24 moves from Jesus leaving the temple to predicting its destruction, from the disciples’ question to warnings against deception, from global upheaval to persecution and gospel mission, from the abomination of desolation to urgent flight and great distress, from false messianic claims to the visible coming of the Son of Man, from fig tree signs to the certainty of Jesus’ words, from unknown timing to Noah-like suddenness, and finally from watchfulness to faithful household stewardship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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References and Original Words

Verse 45

Original words

WhoΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularthenἄραG686ConjunctionisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfaithfulπιστὸςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwiseφρόνιμοςG5429Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularservantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmasterκύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas put in chargeκατέστησενG2525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularofἐπὶG1909PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularhouseholdοἰκετείαςG3610Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto giveδοῦναιG1325Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the others]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[their]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfoodτροφὴνG5160Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularatἐνG1722Prepositionthe proper timeκαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 46

Original words

Blessed [is]μακάριοςG3107Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularthatἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularservantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoseὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmasterκύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfindsεὑρήσειG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhim doingποιοῦνταG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779Adverbwhen he returnsἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 47

Original words

TrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe will put him in chargeκαταστήσειG2525Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularofἐπὶG1909PrepositionallπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralpossessionsὑπάρχουσινG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 48

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionsupposeἘὰνG1437ConjunctionthatἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularservantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] wickedκακὸςG2556Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] saysεἴπῃG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmasterκύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be away a long timeΧρονίζειG5549Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 49

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe beginsἄρξηταιG756Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularto beatτύπτεινG5180Verb - Present Infinitive ActivehisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralfellow servantsσυνδούλουςG4889Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandδὲG1161Conjunctionto eatἐσθίῃG2068Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπίνῃG4095Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldrunkardsμεθυόντωνG3184Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 50

Original words

TheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmasterκύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof thatἐκείνουG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularservantδούλουG1401Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill comeἥξειG2240Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐνG1722Prepositiona dayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbhe does not expectπροσδοκᾷG4328Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionatἐνG1722Prepositionan hourὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbhe does not anticipateγινώσκειG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 51

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe will cut him to piecesδιχοτομήσειG1371Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionassignθήσειG5087Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulara placeμέροςG3313Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralhypocritesὑποκριτῶνG5273Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[where] thereἐκεῖG1563Adverbwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularweepingκλαυθμὸςG2805Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargnashingβρυγμὸςG1030Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralteethὀδόντωνG3599Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

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