^12:47That¹²⁰ servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked¹²¹ will receive a severe beating. ^12:48But the one who did not know his master’s will¹²² and did things worthy of punishment¹²³ will receive a light beating.¹²⁴ From everyone who has been given much, much will be required,¹²⁵ and from the one who has been entrusted with much,¹²⁶ even more will be asked.¹²⁷

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Footnotes

120 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
121 Grk “or do according to his will”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity. This example deals with the slave who knew what the command was and yet failed to complete it.
122 Grk “did not know”; the phrase “his master’s will” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the contemporary English reader.
123 Grk “blows.”
124 Grk “will receive few (blows).”
125 Grk “required from him”; but the words “from him” are redundant in English and have not been translated.
126 Entrusted with much. To be gifted with precious responsibility is something that requires faithfulness.
127 Grk “they will ask even more.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten. But the one who did not know and did what deserved punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be expected.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will will be given a severe beating. But the one who did not know and did things deserving blows will be given a light beating. And from everyone to whom much has been given, much will be demanded, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will ask him for even more.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

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