Luke 12:42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Who

Titus 1:7

Steward

Luke 16:1

Matthew 20:8

1 Peter 4:10

Ruler

To give

In due

Proverbs 15:23

Isaiah 50:4

2 Timothy 4:2

General references

Exodus 36:4

3 John 1:5

Bible References

Who

'And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Steward

And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Ruler

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

and Moses indeed was stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith -- considering the issue of the behaviour -- be imitating,

To give

And I have raised for them shepherds, And they have fed them, And they fear no more, nor are affrighted, Nor are they lacking -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

The fat ye do eat, and the wool ye put on, The fed one ye slaughter, the flock ye feed not.

And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

Elders who are among you, I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

In due

Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

General references

And all the wise men, who are doing all the work of the sanctuary, come each from his work which they are doing,

Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,