37. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
38. And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
40. Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
41. And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?
42. And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
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 set him over all that he hath.
45. 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;