47"That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows.


In Context

44 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45 But suppose the servant says to himself, 'My master is taking a long time in coming,' and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47 "That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows.

48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

49 "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

Luke 12:47 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself,] neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself, and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many'stripes ;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:47But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:47That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:47'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.