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Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!” ’

and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.

Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.

When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

“It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.

They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.

Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’