Matthew 24:45 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:45

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

BSB

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ASV

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

Or, he that makes progress in the faith, though he is not yet perfect in it, is ordinarily called faithful, and he who has natural quickness of intellect is called prudent. And whoever observes will find many faithful, and zealous in their belief, but not at the same time prudent; for God hath chosen the foolish things of the world. (1 Cor. 1:27.) Others again he will see who are quick and prudent but of weak faith; for the union of faith and prudence in the same man is most rare.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Who then is a faithful and wise servant,.... The Vulgate Latin adds, "do you think?" and is a question put to the disciples, which they might apply to themselves: in Luk 12:42, it is spoken in answer to a question of Peter's, in relation to the above exhortation, whether it was spoken to them, or to all; and by this answer, it looks as if it was more especially designed for them, though it may be applied to other.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This passage is, in fact, “a parable,” though it is not expressly so called. The design is to show that his disciples should act as if they were each moment expecting his return. This he illustrates by the conduct of a servant who did not expect his master soon to return, who acted with great impropriety, and who was accordingly punished. Mat 24:45 Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant ... - By the conduct of a faithful and wise servant Jesus intends to denote a faithful Christian, a servant of God, or a teacher of religion.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1856)

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τίς	Tis	Who	G5101 →
ἄρα	ara	then	G686 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πιστὸς	pistos	faithful	G4103 →
δοῦλος	doulos	servant	G1401 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φρόνιμος	phronimos	wise	G5429 →
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
κατέστησεν	katestēsen	has set	G2525 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	master	G2962 →
ἐπὶ	epi	over	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
οἰκετείας	oiketeias	household
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
δοῦναι	dounai	to give	G1325 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
τροφὴν	trophēn	food	G5160 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
καιρῷ;	kairō	season?	G2540 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
leads to
- Matthew 25:23
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- 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.
- John 12:26
  If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- 2 Timothy 2:12
  if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- Revelation 3:21
  To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
Through
Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
leads to
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Mark 12:41–44
  As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
- Mark 14:8–9
  She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew