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Mat 24:49. Συνδούλους, fellow-servants) They are called fellow-servants, to bring out in strong relief the injurious character of that evil servant’s conduct towards them: they were, however, subject to him, though he with them was subject to their common Lord.-δὲ, but) His injurious conduct towards his fellow-servants, and his own self-indulgence, are put in strong contrast with each other.-μετὰ τῶν μεθυόντων, with the drunken) There will, therefore, at that time be many whose whole condition and character will consist in vicious self-indulgence. See 1Th 5:7. A similar mode of speaking occurs in Gen 13:5., where the LXX. have ἦλθον δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ μετὰ τῶν ἐρχομένων, i.e. But the sons of Israel came with them that came.