But if ¹  that evil slave should say to himself, ²  ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

biblegateway Mat 24:48

"But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, 'My master is delayed,'

But if that evil slave should say _to himself_, ’My master is staying away for a long time,’

biblegateway Mat 24:48

But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,'

bibleoremus Mat 24:48

But if that wicked slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’

But if he is a bad servant and says to himself, ‘The master is a long time coming,’

biblegateway Mat 24:48

"But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

biblegateway Mat 24:48

But if ¹  that evil slave should say to himself, ²  ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

¹ tn In the Greek text this is a third class condition that for all practical purposes is a hypothetical condition (note the translation of the following verb “should say”).

² tn Grk “should say in his heart.”