But if that wicked slave says in his heart,‘ My master is delayed,’

倘若那恶仆心里说：‘我的主人必来得迟’，

如果那恶仆心里说：‘我的主人会来得迟’，

如果那恶仆心里说：‘我的主人会来得迟’，

但如果奴仆邪恶，以为主人不会那么快回来，

如果他是个坏的仆人，心里说‘我的主人不会那么快回来’，

但如果这恶奴心里说‘我的主人会迟延回来’，

倘若那惡僕心裏說：『我的主人必來得遲』，

如果那惡僕心裏說：『我的主人會來得遲』，

如果那惡僕心裏說：『我的主人會來得遲』，

但如果奴僕邪惡，以為主人不會那麼快回來，

如果他是個壞的僕人，心裡說‘我的主人不會那麼快回來’，

但那惡奴僕若自己心裏說：「我主人一定會遲延」，

但如果這惡奴心裡說『我的主人會遲延回來』，

倘彼惡僕意謂、我主稽遲、

倘有惡僕、意主將遲遲而至、

倘惡僕心內云、我主之至必遲、

倘有不肖之僕、私揣其主稽遲、

But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time,’

But suppose that slave is evil. Suppose he says to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time.’

But if that wicked servant says to himself,‘ My master is delayed,’

But what if the servant is evil and thinks,‘ My master won’t be back for a while,’

But if that wicked servant says in his heart,‘ My master is delayed,’

But if that evil slave says in his heart,‘ My master is not coming for a long time,’

But if that evil servant says in his heart,‘ My master is delaying his coming,’

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time,’

But if that evil servant should say in his heart,‘ My lord is delaying his coming,’

“ Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him,‘ You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

But if that slave says in his heart,‘ My master is delaying his coming,’ and starts to beat the male and female slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days to scoff, living according to their own desires,saying,“ Where is the promise of His coming? Ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God.

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

“ Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes: The days keep passing by, and every vision fails?

“ Son of man, notice that the house of Israel is saying,‘ The vision that he sees concerns many years from now; he prophesies about distant times.’

Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart,‘ The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.

“ But his master replied to him,‘ You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

But Elisha questioned him,“ Wasn’t my spirit there when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to accept money and clothes, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves?

“ He told him,‘ I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself,‘ The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.’ Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

Then Peter said,“ Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.