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47 I tell you the truth,[a] the master[b] will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if[c] that evil slave should say to himself,[d] ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:47 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  2. Matthew 24:47 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Matthew 24:48 tn In the Greek text this is a third class condition that for all practical purposes is a hypothetical condition (note the translation of the following verb “should say”).
  4. Matthew 24:48 tn Grk “should say in his heart.”