Luke 12:45 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But 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;”

Luke 12:45 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:45 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:45 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken,”

Luke 12:45 — World English Bible

Luke 12:45 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ”

Luke 12:45 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:45 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;”

Luke 12:45 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:45 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken, ”

Luke 12:45 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:45 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken,”

Luke 12:45 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:45 in Context — Luke 12

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

44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

45 But 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;

46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

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What Does Luke 12:45 Mean?

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