Luke 12:46

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.

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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.

BSB

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

ASV

the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

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ἥξει hēxei will come G2240 ὁ ho the G3588 κύριος kurios master G2962 τοῦ tou of the G3588 δούλου doulou servant G1401 ἐκείνου ekeinou that [one] G1565 ἐν en in G1722 ἡμέρᾳ hēmera a day G2250 ᾗ hē in which G3739 οὐ ou not G3756 προσδοκᾷ prosdoka he does expect G4328 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐν en in G1722 ὥρᾳ hōra an hour G5610 ᾗ hē that G3739 οὐ ou not G3756 γινώσκει ginōskei he knows G1097 καὶ kai and G2532 διχοτομήσει dichotomēsei he will cut in two G1371 αὐτὸν auton him G846 καὶ kai and G2532 τὸ to the G3588 μέρος meros place G3313 αὐτοῦ autou of him G846 μετὰ meta with G3326 τῶν tōn the G3588 ἀπίστων apistōn unbelievers G571 θήσει.¶ thēsei will appoint G5087

The early church

(in lib. de Sp. San. c. 16.) The body indeed is not divided, so that one part indeed should be exposed to torments, the other escape. For this is a fable, nor is it a part of just judgment when the whole has offended that half only should suffer punishment; nor is the soul cut in sunder, seeing that the whole possesses a guilty consciousness, and cooperates with the body to work evil; but its division is the eternal severing of the soul from the Spirit. For now although the grace of the Spirit is not in the unworthy, yet it seems ever to be at hand expecting their turning to salvation, but at that time it will be altogether cut off from the soul. The Holy Spirit then is the prize of the just, and the chief condemnation of sinners, since they who are unworthy will lose Him.
Basil of Caesarea · d. 379Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But concerning his punishment it is added, The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, that is, the day of his judgment or death, and will cut him in sunder.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Or He will cut him in sunder, by separating him from the communion of the faithful, and dismissing him to those who have never attained unto the faith. Hence it follows, And will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers; (1 Tim. 5:8.) for he who has no care for his own, and those of his own house, has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Rightly also shall the unbelieving steward receive his portion with the unbelievers, because he was without true faith.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 41–53

All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable, and loving; but the effect of its being contrary to men's pride and lusts. There was to be a wide publication of the gospel. But before that took place, Christ had a baptism to be baptized with, far different from that of water and the Holy Spirit. He must endure sufferings and death. It agreed not with his plan to preach the gospel more widely, till this baptism was completed. We should be zealous in making known the truth, for though divisions will be stirred up, and a man's own household may be his foes, yet sinners will be converted, and God will be glorified.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.