Luke 16:10
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
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ASV
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
KJV
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
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Commentary
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loading…Original language & word study
19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | Ho | The [one] | G3588 → |
| πιστὸς | pistos | faithful | G4103 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| ἐλαχίστῳ | elachistō | very little | G1646 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| πολλῷ | pollō | much | G4183 → |
| πιστός | pistos | faithful | G4103 → |
| ἐστιν, | estin | is, | G1510 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| ἐλαχίστῳ | elachistō | very little | G1646 → |
| ἄδικος | adikos | unrighteous | G94 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| πολλῷ | pollō | much | G4183 → |
| ἄδικός | adikos | unrighteous | G94 → |
| ἐστιν. | estin | is. | G1510 → |
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