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Matthew 24:48 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Matthew 24:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 24 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;”
Matthew 24:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming—The Greek chronizei (χρονίζει = delays/takes time) reveals the servant's fatal assumption: the master's absence means abandonment or indifference. This isn't mere calendar observation but heart rebellion—en tē kardia autou (ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ = in his heart) he concludes delay equals permission to abandon duty.The 'evil servant' (kakos doulos, κακὸς δοῦλος) is not a different person but the same servant corrupted by the master's absence. The delay tests character. Peter later warns that scoffers will say 'Where is...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 24:48
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“and said to him”
“that in the last days mockers will come”
“'My lord delays his coming”
“and his heart will work iniquity”
“the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot”
“out of the hearts of men”
“Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?,But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?,,,,,,,,”
“after that Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you”
“what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel”