Luke 12:42

A Faithful Slave And An Unfaithful Slave

⁴¹ And Peter said to Him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or to all? ⁴² The Lord said, Who then is the faithful, wise steward, whom the lord will establish over his house-hold, to give them their food in season? ⁴³ Happy is that servant, whom his lord having come shall thus find watching.

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Matthew 24:45-46

Then who is the faithful and wise servant, whom the lord placed over his household to give them their food in season?

Luke 19:15-19

And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, and he said, that those servants should be called, to whom he had given the money, in order that he might know what each one had gained by their merchandise.

Matthew 13:52

And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.

Matthew 20:8

And it being evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last even unto the first.

Matthew 25:20-23

And the one having received the five talents coming to him brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me five talents: behold, I have gained other five talents.

Luke 7:13

And the Lord seeing her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, Weep not.

Luke 16:1-31

And He also spoke to His disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was slandered to him as wasting his goods.

John 21:15-17

Then when they took breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter; Simon, the son of Jonah, dost thou love me with divine love more than these? He says to Him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee as a friend. He says to him; Feed my lambs.

Acts 20:28

Take heed to yourselves, and all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has placed you shepherds, to shepherdise the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

So let a man consider us, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Timothy 3:15

but if I tarry, in order that you may know how it behooves you to deport yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who stand before the people beautifully, be considered worthy of double remuneration, especially those laboring in the word and teaching.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word: be instant in season and out of season; convict, exhort, rebuke, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Titus 1:7

For it behooves the bishop to be blameless, as the steward of God; not audacious, not irascible, not given to wine, not a controvertist, not fond of filthy lucre;

Hebrews 3:5

And Moses was indeed faithful in all his house as a servant, unto the testimony of those things which shall be spoken;

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God: the outgoing of whose deportment seeing, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

1 Peter 4:10

as each one received the gift of grace, ministering the same to one another, as the good stewards of the manifold grace of God:

1 Peter 5:1-4

Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you: