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READER 1	Who then is the faithful and wise manager?
READER 2	The house steward?
READER 3	The head servant?
READER 1	The servant over the other servants?
READER 2	Is he faithful?
READER 3	Is he wise?
READER 1	Who is he?
READER 2	Or she?
READER 3	Could it be you?
READER 1	Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?
READER 2	The master puts him in charge
READER 3	The master appoints him
READER 1	To give the other servants their food
READER 2	At the proper time.
READER 3	Regularly.
READER 2	Faithfully.
READER 3	Without fail.
READER 1	It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.
READER 2	Good for him.
READER 3	Good for her.
READER 1	I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
READER 2	In charge of his whole estate.
READER 3	His inheritance.
READER 2	His kingdom.
READER 1	But suppose the servant says to himself, 'My master is taking a long time in coming,'
READER 2	and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants
READER 3	and to eat and drink and get drunk.
READER 2	and to eat and drink
READER 3	to become soft with luxury
READER 2	to eat and drink
READER 3	and get drunk.
READER 1	Bombed.
READER 2	Intoxicated rather than alert.
READER 3	Blurred in mind rather than spiritually awake.
READER 1	Intoxicated by drink.
READER 2	Intoxicated by luxury.
READER 3	Intoxicated by self-indulgence.
READER 1	The master of that servant will come
READER 2	He will come on a day when the servant does not expect him
READER 3	and at an hour he is not aware of.
READER 1	The master will cut him to pieces
READER 2	and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
READER 1	Punishment
READER 2	Severe punishment
READER 3	And exclusion from the presence of the Lord
READER 2	with the unbelievers
READER 3	with the faithless
READER 2	Punished
READER 3	Excluded
READER 1	That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready
READER 2	or does not do what his master wants
READER 3	will be beaten with many blows.
READER 1	But the one who does not know
READER 2	and does things deserving punishment
READER 3	will be beaten with few blows.
READER 1	From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded;
READER 2	and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
READER 1	From everyone who has been given much,
READER 2	much will be demanded;
READER 1	and from the one who has been entrusted with much,
READER 2	much more will be asked.
READER 1	I have been given a lot
READER 2	I have been given much
READER 3	My Lord expects much from me
READER 2	And entrusts me with his riches.
READER 3	Much has been given
READER 2	A great deal
ALL	Much is expected.

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