Tuesday, November 10

9For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

10night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

11Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

12And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

42And the Lord said, 'Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

44Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

45But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,

46the 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.

47And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

48But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.