Matthew 24:45

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

Is

To give

1 Peter 5:1

General references

3 John 1:5

Bible References

Is

And Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or also for everyone?"

"The one who [is] faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who [is] dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.

And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, {have authority} over ten cities.'

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].

Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.

{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,

and [the things] which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these [things] to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.

And Moses [was] faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,

Just as each one has received a gift, [use] it for serving one another, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

'I know where you live, where the throne of Satan [is]. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

To give

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

For I was hungry and you gave me [something] to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me [something] to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,

"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock?

Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"

And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual [people], but as to fleshly [people], as to infants in Christ.

And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers

Therefore [I, your] fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, [and] also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:

General references

Then he said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have been with me.

And all the skilled [workers who were] doing all the work for the sanctuary came, {each} from his work that they were doing.

And he said to me, "These [are] the houses for cooking, where [the ones] serving the temple shall cook the sacrifices of the people."

If anyone's work that he has built upon [it] remains, he will receive a reward.

Dear friend, you act faithfully [in] whatever you do for the brothers, {even though they are strangers}.