MATTHEW 24:51 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
And will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The severe judgment on the wicked servant — cut in pieces, placed with the hypocrites, weeping and gnashing of teeth — communicates the eschatological consequence of the unfaithful use of the time before the master's return. The hypocrites who are the wicked servant's companions in judgment are the same hypocrites of Matthew 23: those whose outward religious profession does not correspond to inner faithfulness.
Church Fathers on Matthew 24:51
Though the Lord had given above a general exhortation to all in common to unwearied vigilance, yet He adds a special charge to the rulers of the people, that is, the Bishops, of watchfulness in looking for His coming. Such He calls a faithful servant, and wise master of the household, careful for the needs and interests of the people entrusted to Him.
That He says, 'Whom think ye is that faithful and wise servant,' does not imply ignorance, for even the Father we find asking a question, as that, 'Adam, where art thou?' [Gen 3:9]
Nor yet does it imply the impossibility of attaining perfect virtue, but only the difficulty.
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