Matthew 24:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Matthew 24:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 24:48 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 24:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’”

Matthew 24:48 — World English Bible

Matthew 24:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 24:48 — American Standard Version

Matthew 24:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,”

Matthew 24:48 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 24:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, ”

Matthew 24:48 — Darby Translation

Matthew 24:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But if that euil seruant shall say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,”

Matthew 24:48 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 24:48 in Context — Matthew 24

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

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

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

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

50 The 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,

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What Does Matthew 24:48 Mean?

Matthew 24:48 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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