⁴³You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.

⁴⁵“Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of the other servants in his house. The servant’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise servant for this. ⁴⁶It will be good for the servant if the master finds him doing his job when the master returns. ⁴⁷What I’m about to tell you is true. The master will put that servant in charge of everything he owns.

⁴⁸“But suppose that servant is evil. Suppose he says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time.’ ⁴⁹Suppose he begins to beat the other servants. And suppose he eats and drinks with those who drink too much. ⁵⁰The master of that servant will come back on a day the servant doesn’t expect him. He will return at an hour the servant does not know. ⁵¹Then the master will cut him to pieces. He will send him to the place where pretenders go. There people will sob and grind their teeth.

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