Luke 12:42

A Faithful Slave And An Unfaithful Slave

⁴¹ And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?' ⁴² And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure? ⁴³ Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

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Matthew 24:45-46

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

Luke 19:15-19

'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.

Proverbs 15:23

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

Isaiah 50:4

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.

Jeremiah 23:4

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.

Ezekiel 34:3

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

Matthew 13:52

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.'

Matthew 20:8

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.

Matthew 25:20-23

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.

Luke 7:13

And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, 'Be not weeping;'

Luke 16:1-31

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;

John 21:15-17

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.'

Acts 20:28

'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,

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

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

1 Timothy 3:15

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,

1 Timothy 5:17

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

2 Timothy 4:2

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

Titus 1:7

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;

Hebrews 3:5

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

Hebrews 13:7

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,

Hebrews 13:17

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.

1 Peter 4:10

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

1 Peter 5:1-4

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,