Luke 12:45

“But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;”

"But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;" - Luke 12:45
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What does Luke 12:45 mean?

Luke 12:45 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken." This verse is part of a passage where Jesus is teaching…

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The Dangers of Delay: Faithful Service in Waiting

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus shares profound truths about the Kingdom of God, many of which are wrapped in parables and practical illustrations. One such illustration is found in Luke 12:45: "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin…

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A Prayer for Vigilance and Faithfulness in the Waiting Season

Heavenly Father, As I come before you today, my heart is filled with both humility and awareness of the weight of your Word. I reflect on Luke 12:45, where it is written, "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the…

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Luke 12:45 - "But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;"
Luke 9:28-45
Luke 1:39 - 45
Luke 24:45 - "Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,"
Luke 23:45 - "And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst."
Luke 20:45 - "¶ Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,"
Luke 2:45 - "And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him."
Exodus 12:45 - "A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof."
Luke 9:45 - "But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying."
John 12:45 - "And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me."
Luke 19:45 - "And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;"
"And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst." - Luke 23:45
Luke 7:45 - "Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet."
Luke 11:45 - "¶ Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also."
Luke 1:45 - "And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord."
"Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures," - Luke 24:45
Luke 22:45 - "And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,"
Psalms 45:12 - "And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour."
Luke 23:44-45 - "And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst."
Genesis 45:12 - "And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you."
"A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof." - Exodus 12:45
"¶ Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples," - Luke 20:45
Ezekiel 45:12 - "And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh."
Nehemiah 12:45 - "And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son."
"And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord." - Luke 1:45
"And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him." - Luke 2:45
"And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me." - John 12:45
"But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying." - Luke 9:45
Luke 8:45 - "And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?"