King James Version
Matthew 24:49 in the King James Version says “And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;”
Matthew 24:49 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. cut: or, cut him off
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“to smite”
G5180to "thump", i.e., cudgel or pummel (properly, with a stick or bastinado), but in any case by repeated blows; thus differing from g3817 and g3960, whic
“his fellowservants”
G4889a co-slave, i.e., servitor or ministrant of the same master (human or divine)
“to eat”
G2068used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
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