Luke 12:47 Meaning and Explanation
“And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.”
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What Does Luke 12:47 Mean?
Jesus now grades the reckoning. The first case is the servant who knew — his lord's will was plain to him — yet neither made himself ready nor did according to it. His punishment is the heavier: many stripes. Knowledge, far from excusing him, adds weight to the verdict.
The principle reaches everyone who hears the Scriptures: light received becomes responsibility held. To know the will of the Lord — through His word, His commandments, the voice of conscience — and to shelve it is the gravest position of all. The verse presses one urgent, merciful question: what do I already know that I have not yet obeyed? Today is given so that knowing can become doing.
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What does Luke 12:47 mean?
The servant who knew his lord's will and neither prepared nor obeyed will be beaten with many stripes.