Matthew 24:48 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:48

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

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ASV

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But, and if that evil servant - Here are three characters of a bad minister. 1. He has little or no faith in the speedy coming of Christ, either to punish for wickedness, or to pardon and sanctify those who believe. It may be, he does not outwardly profess this, but he says it in his heart, and God searches his heart, and knows that he professes to teach what he does not believe. 2. He governs with an absolute dominion, oppressing his colleagues and doing violence to the followers of Christ. And shall begin to smite, etc.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are verses in this passage which are often much misapplied. “The coming of the Son of Man” is frequently spoken of as being the same thing as death; the texts which describe the uncertainty of his coming are used in epitaphs, and thought suitable to the tomb. But there is no solid ground for such an application of this passage. Death is one thing, and the coming of the Son of Man is quite another. The subject of these verses is not death, but the second advent of Jesus Christ. Let us remember this.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐὰν	Ean	If	G1437 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
εἴπῃ	eipē	shall say	G2036 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κακὸς	kakos	evil	G2556 →
δοῦλος	doulos	servant	G1401 →
ἐκεῖνος	ekeinos	that one	G1565 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
καρδίᾳ	kardia	heart	G2588 →
αὐτοῦ·	autou	of him;	G846 →
χρονίζει	chronizei	Delays	G5549 →
μου	mou	My	G3165 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	master	G2962 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:24
  “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 29:15
  Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
- John 13:27
  And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- John 13:2
  The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
Through
Matthew 18:32
Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
leads to
- Romans 3:19
  Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Luke 19:22
  His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did…
Through
Luke 12:45
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
leads to
- Matthew 24:48–50
  But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

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06About Matthew

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew