Then Peter said unto him, Lord,.... The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, "our Lord":speakest thou this parable: of the master at the wedding, and his servants waiting for him, or of the housekeeper watching that his house be not broken up, or both:unto us, or unto all?
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Luke 12:41
Luke 12:41
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