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1. Jesus left the Temple area and was walking away. But his followers came to him to show him the Temple's buildings.
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1. And G2532 Jesus G2424 went out G1831 , and departed G4198 from G575 the G3588 temple G2411 : and G2532 his G846 disciples G3101 came G4334 to him for to show G1925 him G846 the G3588 buildings G3619 of the G3588 temple G2411 .
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2. He asked them, "Are you looking at these buildings? The fact is, they will be destroyed. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground. Not one stone will be left on another."
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2. And G1161 Jesus G2424 said G2036 unto them G846 , See G991 ye not G3756 all G3956 these things G5023 ? verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , There shall not G3364 be left G863 here G5602 one stone upon another G3037 G1909 G3037 , that G3739 shall not G3364 be thrown down G2647 .
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3. Later, Jesus was sitting at a place on the Mount of Olives. The followers came to be alone with him. They said, "Tell us when these things will happen. And what will happen to prepare us for your coming and the end of time?"
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3. And G1161 as he G846 sat G2521 upon G1909 the G3588 mount G3735 of Olives G1636 , the G3588 disciples G3101 came G4334 unto him G846 privately G2596 G2398 , saying G3004 , Tell G2036 us G2254 , when G4219 shall these things G5023 be G2071 ? and G2532 what G5101 shall be the G3588 sign G4592 of thy G4674 coming G3952 , and G2532 of the G3588 end G4930 of the G3588 world G165 ?
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4. Jesus answered, "Be careful! Don't let anyone fool you.
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4. And G2532 Jesus G2424 answered G611 and said G2036 unto them G846 , Take heed G991 that no G3361 man G5100 deceive G4105 you G5209 .
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5. Many people will come and use my name. They will say, 'I am the Christ. ' And they will fool many people.
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5. For G1063 many G4183 shall come G2064 in G1909 my G3450 name G3686 , saying G3004 , I G1473 am G1510 Christ G5547 ; and G2532 shall deceive G4105 many G4183 .
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6. You will hear about wars that are being fought. And you will hear stories about other wars beginning. But don't be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.
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6. And G1161 ye shall G3195 hear G191 of wars G4171 and G2532 rumors G189 of wars G4171 : see G3708 that ye be not G3361 troubled G2360 : for G1063 all G3956 these things must G1163 come to pass G1096 , but G235 the G3588 end G5056 is G2076 not yet G3768 .
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7. Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places.
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7. For G1063 nation G1484 shall rise G1453 against G1909 nation G1484 , and G2532 kingdom G932 against G1909 kingdom G932 : and G2532 there shall be G2071 famines G3042 , and G2532 pestilences G3061 , and G2532 earthquakes G4578 , in G2596 divers places G5117 .
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8. These things are only the beginning of troubles, like the first pains of a woman giving birth.
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8. G1161 All G3956 these G5023 are the beginning G746 of sorrows G5604 .
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9. "Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.
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9. Then G5119 shall they deliver you up G3860 G5209 to be afflicted G1519 G2347 , and G2532 shall kill G615 you G5209 : and G2532 ye shall be G2071 hated G3404 of G5259 all G3956 nations G1484 for my name's sake G1223 G3450 G3686 .
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10. During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
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10. And G2532 then G5119 shall many G4183 be offended G4624 , and G2532 shall betray G3860 one another G240 , and G2532 shall hate G3404 one another G240 .
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11. Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong.
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11. And G2532 many G4183 false prophets G5578 shall rise G1453 , and G2532 shall deceive G4105 many G4183 .
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12. There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.
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12. And G2532 because iniquity G458 shall abound G4129 , the G3588 love G26 of many G4183 shall wax cold G5594 .
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13. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
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13. But G1161 he that shall endure G5278 unto G1519 the end G5056 , the same G3778 shall be saved G4982 .
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14. And the Good News I have shared about God's kingdom will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come.
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14. And G2532 this G5124 gospel G2098 of the G3588 kingdom G932 shall be preached G2784 in G1722 all G3650 the G3588 world G3625 for G1519 a witness G3142 unto all G3956 nations G1484 ; and G2532 then G5119 shall the G3588 end G5056 come G2240 .
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15. "Daniel the prophet spoke about 'the terrible thing that causes destruction.' You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place." (You who read this should understand what it means.)
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15. When G3752 ye therefore G3767 shall see G1492 the G3588 abomination G946 of desolation G2050 , spoken G4483 of by G1223 Daniel G1158 the G3588 prophet G4396 , stand G2476 in G1722 the holy G40 place G5117 , (whoso readeth G314 , let him understand G3539 :)
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16. "The people in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains.
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16. Then G5119 let them G3588 which be in G1722 Judea G2449 flee G5343 into G1909 the G3588 mountains G3735 :
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17. They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If they are on the roof of their house, they must not go down to get anything out of the house.
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17. Let him G3588 which is on G1909 the G3588 housetop G1430 not G3361 come down G2597 to take G142 any thing G5100 out of G1537 his G848 house G3614 :
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18. If they are in the field, they must not go back to get a coat.
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18. G2532 Neither G3361 let him G3588 which is in G1722 the G3588 field G68 return G1994 back G3694 to take G142 his G848 clothes G2440 .
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19. "During that time it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have small babies!
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19. And G1161 woe G3759 unto them that are with child G2192 G1722 G1064 , and G2532 to them that give suck G2337 in G1722 those G1565 days G2250 !
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20. Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away,
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20. But G1161 pray G4336 ye that G2443 your G5216 flight G5437 be G1096 not G3361 in the winter G5494 , neither G3366 on G1722 the sabbath day G4521 :
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21. because it will be a time of great trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again.
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21. For G1063 then G5119 shall be G2071 great G3173 tribulation G2347 , such as G3634 was G1096 not G3756 since G575 the beginning G746 of the world G2889 to G2193 this time G3568 , no G3761 , nor ever G3364 shall be G1096 .
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22. "But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
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22. And G2532 except G1508 those G1565 days G2250 should be shortened G2856 , there should no G3756 flesh G4561 be saved G4982 G302 : but G1161 for the elect's sake G1223 G3588 G1588 those G1565 days G2250 shall be shortened G2856 .
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23. "Someone might say to you at that time, 'Look, there is the Christ!' Or someone else might say, 'There he is!' But don't believe them.
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23. Then G5119 if G1437 any man G5100 shall say G2036 unto you G5213 , Lo G2400 , here G5602 is Christ G5547 , or G2228 there G5602 ; believe G4100 it not G3361 .
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24. False Christs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
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24. For G1063 there shall arise G1453 false Christs G5580 , and G2532 false prophets G5578 , and G2532 shall show G1325 great G3173 signs G4592 and G2532 wonders G5059 ; insomuch that G5620 , if G1487 it were possible G1415 , they shall deceive G4105 the G3588 very G2532 elect G1588 .
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25. Now I have warned you about this before it happens.
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25. Behold G2400 , I have told you before G4280 G5213 .
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26. "Someone might tell you, 'The Christ is there in the desert!' But don't go into the desert to look for him. Someone else might say, 'There is the Christ in that room!' But don't believe it.
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26. Wherefore G3767 if G1437 they shall say G2036 unto you G5213 , Behold G2400 , he is G2076 in G1722 the G3588 desert G2048 ; go not forth G1831 G3361 : behold G2400 , he is in G1722 the G3588 secret chambers G5009 ; believe G4100 it not G3361 .
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27. When the Son of Man comes, everyone will see him. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.
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27. For G1063 as G5618 the G3588 lightning G796 cometh G1831 out of G575 the east G395 , and G2532 shineth G5316 even unto G2193 the west G1424 ; so G3779 shall also G2532 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 be G2071 .
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28. It's like looking for a dead body: You will find it where the vultures are gathering above.
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28. For G1063 wheresoever G3699 G1437 the G3588 carcass G4430 is G5600 , there G1563 will the G3588 eagles G105 be gathered together G4863 .
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29. "Right after the trouble of those days, this will happen: 'The sun will become dark, and the moon will not give light. The stars will fall from the sky, and everything in the sky will be changed.'
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29. Immediately G2112 after G3326 the G3588 tribulation G2347 of those G1565 days G2250 shall the G3588 sun G2246 be darkened G4654 , and G2532 the G3588 moon G4582 shall not G3756 give G1325 her G848 light G5338 , and G2532 the G3588 stars G792 shall fall G4098 from G575 heaven G3772 , and G2532 the G3588 powers G1411 of the G3588 heavens G3772 shall be shaken G4531 :
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30. "Then there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man is coming. All the people of the world will cry. Everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky. He will come with power and great glory.
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30. And G2532 then G5119 shall appear G5316 the G3588 sign G4592 of the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 in G1722 heaven G3772 : and G2532 then G5119 shall all G3956 the G3588 tribes G5443 of the G3588 earth G1093 mourn G2875 , and G2532 they shall see G3700 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 coming G2064 in G1909 the G3588 clouds G3507 of heaven G3772 with G3326 power G1411 and G2532 great G4183 glory G1391 .
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31. He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth. They will gather his chosen people from every part of the earth.
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31. And G2532 he shall send G649 his G846 angels G32 with G3326 a great G3173 sound G5456 of a trumpet G4536 , and G2532 they shall gather together G1996 his G848 elect G1588 from G1537 the G3588 four G5064 winds G417 , from G575 one end G206 of heaven G3772 to G2193 the other G206 .
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32. "The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is near.
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32. Now G1161 learn G3129 a parable G3850 of G575 the G3588 fig tree G4808 ; When G3752 his G846 branch G2798 is G1096 yet G2235 tender G527 , and G2532 putteth forth G1631 leaves G5444 , ye know G1097 that G3754 summer G2330 is nigh G1451 :
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33. In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come.
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33. So G3779 likewise G2532 ye G5210 , when G3752 ye shall see G1492 all G3956 these things G5023 , know G1097 that G3754 it is G2076 near G1451 , even at G1909 the doors G2374 .
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34. I assure you that all these things will happen while some of the people of this time are still living.
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34. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , This G3778 generation G1074 shall not G3364 pass G3928 , till G2193 G302 all G3956 these things G5023 be fulfilled G1096 .
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35. The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.
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35. Heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1093 shall pass away G3928 , but G1161 my G3450 words G3056 shall not G3364 pass away G3928 .
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36. "No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don't know when it will be. Only the Father knows.
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36. But G1161 of G4012 that G1565 day G2250 and G2532 hour G5610 knoweth G1492 no G3762 man, no, not G3761 the G3588 angels G32 of heaven G3772 , but G1508 my G3450 Father G3962 only G3441 .
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37. "When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah's time.
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37. But G1161 as G5618 the G3588 days G2250 of Noah G3575 were, so G3779 shall also G2532 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 be G2071 .
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38. In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married right up to the day Noah entered the boat.
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38. For G1063 as G5618 in G1722 the G3588 days G2250 that G3588 were before G4253 the G3588 flood G2627 they were G2258 eating G5176 and G2532 drinking G4095 , marrying G1060 and G2532 giving in marriage G1547 , until G891 the day G2250 that G3739 Noah G3575 entered G1525 into G1519 the G3588 ark G2787 ,
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39. They knew nothing about what was happening until the flood came and destroyed them all. "It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.
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39. And G2532 knew G1097 not G3756 until G2193 the G3588 flood G2627 came G2064 , and G2532 took them all away G142 G537 ; so G3779 shall also G2532 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 be G2071 .
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40. Two men will be working together in the field. One will be taken and the other will be left.
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40. Then G5119 shall two G1417 be G2071 in G1722 the G3588 field G68 ; the G3588 one G1520 shall be taken G3880 , and G2532 the G3588 other G1520 left G863 .
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41. Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken and the other will be left.
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41. Two G1417 women shall be grinding G229 at G1722 the G3588 mill G3459 ; the one G3391 shall be taken G3880 , and G2532 the other G3391 left G863 .
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42. "So always be ready. You don't know the day your Lord will come.
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42. Watch G1127 therefore G3767 : for G3754 ye know G1492 not G3756 what G4169 hour G5610 your G5216 Lord G2962 doth come G2064 .
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43. Obviously, a homeowner who knew what time a thief was planning to come would be ready and not let the thief break in.
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43. But G1161 know G1097 this G1565 , that G3754 if G1487 the G3588 goodman of the house G3617 had known G1492 in what G4169 watch G5438 the G3588 thief G2812 would come G2064 , he would have watched G1127 G302 , and G2532 would not G3756 have suffered G1439 G302 his G848 house G3614 to be broken up G1358 .
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44. So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you don't expect him.
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44. Therefore G1223 G5124 be G1096 ye G5210 also G2532 ready G2092 : for G3754 in such G3739 an hour G5610 as ye think G1380 not G3756 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 cometh G2064 .
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45. "Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the one the master trusts to do that work?
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45. Who G5101 then G686 is G2076 a faithful G4103 and G2532 wise G5429 servant G1401 , whom G3739 his G846 lord G2962 hath made ruler G2525 over G1909 his G848 household G2322 , to give G1325 them G846 meat G5160 in G1722 due season G2540 ?
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46. When the master comes and finds that servant doing the work he gave him, what a great day it will be for that servant.
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46. Blessed G3107 is that G1565 servant G1401 , whom G3739 his G846 lord G2962 when he cometh G2064 shall find G2147 so G3779 doing G4160 .
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47. I can tell you without a doubt, the master will choose that servant to take care of everything he owns.
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47. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 he shall make him ruler G2525 G846 over G1909 all G3956 his G848 goods G5224 .
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48. But what will happen if that servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon?
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48. But G1161 and if G1437 that G1565 evil G2556 servant G1401 shall say G2036 in G1722 his G848 heart G2588 , My G3450 lord G2962 delayeth G5549 his coming G2064 ;
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49. He will begin to beat the other servants. He will eat and drink with others who are drunk.
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49. And G2532 shall begin G756 to smite G5180 his fellow servants G4889 , and G1161 to eat G2068 and G2532 drink G4095 with G3326 the G3588 drunken G3184 ;
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50. Then the master will come when the servant is not ready, at a time when the servant is not expecting him.
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50. The G3588 lord G2962 of that G1565 servant G1401 shall come G2240 in G1722 a day G2250 when G3739 he looketh G4328 not G3756 for him, and G2532 in G1722 an hour G5610 that G3739 he is not G3756 aware G1097 of,
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51. Then the master will punish that servant. He will send him away to be with the hypocrites, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.
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51. And G2532 shall cut him asunder G1371 G846 , and G2532 appoint G5087 him his G846 portion G3313 with G3326 the G3588 hypocrites G5273 : there G1563 shall be G2071 weeping G2805 and G2532 gnashing G1030 of teeth G3599 .
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