37. Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you that he will get ready and make his servants sit down so that he can serve them.
38. Those servants are really fortunate if their master finds them ready, even though he comes late at night or early in the morning.
39. You would not let a thief break into your home, if you knew when the thief was coming.
40. So always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.
41. Peter asked Jesus, “Did you say this just for us or for everyone?”
42. The Lord answered:Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time?
43. Servants are fortunate if their master comes and finds them doing their job.
44. A servant who is always faithful will be put in charge of everything the master owns.
45. But suppose one of the servants thinks that the master won't return until late. Suppose that servant starts beating all the other servants and eats and drinks and gets drunk.