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Matthew 24:48

NETBible	But if¹ that evil slave should say to himself,² ‘My master is staying away a long time,’
NIV © biblegateway Mat 24:48	But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’
NASB © biblegateway Mat 24:48	"But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’
NLT © biblegateway Mat 24:48	But if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’
MSG © biblegateway Mat 24:48	"But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases--
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 24:48	But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 24:48	But if that wicked slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 24:48	"But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
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KJV	But and <1161> if <1437> that <1565> evil <2556> servant <1401> shall say <2036> (5632) in <1722> his <846> heart <2588>_, My <3450> lord <2962> delayeth <5549> (5719) his coming <2064> (5629)_;
NASB © biblegateway Mat 24:48	''But if <1437> that evil <2556> slave <1401> says <3004> in his heart <2588> , 'My master <2962> is not coming <5549> for a long <5549> time <5549> ,'
NET [draft] ITL	But <1161> if <1437> that evil <2556> slave <1401> should say <2036> to <1722> himself <2588> <846> , ‘My <3450> master <2962> is staying away a long time <5549> ,’
GREEK	ean <1437> COND de <1161> CONJ eiph <2036> (5632) V-2AAS-3S o <3588> T-NSM kakov <2556> A-NSM doulov <1401> N-NSM ekeinov <1565> D-NSM en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF kardia <2588> N-DSF autou <846> P-GSM cronizei <5549> (5719) V-PAI-3S mou <3450> P-1GS o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM

NETBible

But if¹ that evil slave should say to himself,² ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

NET Notes

¹tn In the Greek text this is a third class condition that for all practical purposes is a hypothetical condition (note the translation of the following verb “should say”).

²tn Grk “should say in his heart.”