Thematic Bible: Faithful servants
Thematic Bible
Servants » Faithful servants
Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them. read more.
And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh and findeth them thus, happy are they. And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh.
And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh and findeth them thus, happy are they. And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. read more.
And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading. And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.
And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading. And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.
Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh. read more.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season? Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season? Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.