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Luke 12:46

NETBible	then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two,¹ and assign him a place with the unfaithful.²
NIV © biblegateway Luk 12:46	The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:46	the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 12:46	well, the master will return unannounced and unexpected. He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the unfaithful.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 12:46	the master will walk in when he least expects it, give him the thrashing of his life, and put him back in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 12:46	The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 12:46	the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 12:46	"the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him , and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
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KJV	The lord <2962> of that <1565> servant <1401> will come <2240> (5692) in <1722> a day <2250> when <3739> he looketh <4328> (0) not <3756> for <4328> (5719) [him], and <2532> at <1722> an hour <5610> when <3739> he is <1097> (0) not <3756> aware <1097> (5719)_, and <2532> will cut <1371> (0) him <846> in sunder <1371> (5692)_, and <2532> will appoint <5087> (5692) him his <846> portion <3313> with <3326> the unbelievers <571>_. {cut...: or, cut him off}
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:46	the master <2962> of that slave <1401> will come <2240> on a day <2250> when <3739> he does not expect <4328> him and at an hour <5610> he does not know <1097> , and will cut <1371> him in pieces <1371> , and assign <5087> him a place <3313> with the unbelievers <571> .
NET [draft] ITL	then the master <2962> of that <1565> slave <1401> will come <2240> on <1722> a day <2250> when he does <4328> not <3756> expect <4328> him and <2532> at <1722> an hour <5610> he does <1097> not <3756> foresee <1097> , and <2532> will cut <1371> him <846> in two <3313> , and <2532> assign <5087> him a place with <3326> the unfaithful <571> .
GREEK	hxei <2240> (5692) V-FAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM tou <3588> T-GSM doulou <1401> N-GSM ekeinou <1565> D-GSM en <1722> PREP hmera <2250> N-DSF h <3739> R-DSF ou <3756> PRT-N prosdoka <4328> (5719) V-PAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP wra <5610> N-DSF h <3739> R-DSF ou <3756> PRT-N ginwskei <1097> (5719) V-PAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ dicotomhsei <1371> (5692) V-FAI-3S auton <846> P-ASM kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-ASN merov <3313> N-ASN autou <846> P-GSM meta <3326> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM apistwn <571> A-GPM yhsei <5087> (5692) V-FAI-3S

NETBible

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two,¹ and assign him a place with the unfaithful.²

NET Notes

¹tn The verb διχοτομέω (dicotomew) means to cut an object into two parts (L&N 19.19). This is an extremely severe punishment compared to the other two later punishments. To translate it simply as “punish” is too mild. If taken literally this servant is dismembered, although it is possible to view the stated punishment as hyperbole (L&N 38.12).

²tn Or “unbelieving.” Here the translation employs the slightly more ambiguous “unfaithful,” which creates a link with the point of the parable – faithfulness versus unfaithfulness in servants. The example of this verse must be taken together with the examples of vv. 47-48 as part of a scale of reactions with the most disobedient response coming here. The fact that this servant is placed in a distinct group, unlike the one in vv. 47-48, also suggests ultimate exclusion. This is the hypocrite of Matt 24:51.