39 And know this: that if the husband of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man comes at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of food in due season?
43 Blessed is that slave whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
45 But and if that slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to beat the menslaves and maids and to eat and drink and to be drunken,