Luke 12:42

Easy To Read Version

The Lord said, “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the servant that the master trusts to do that work?

Cross References

Exodus 36:4

Finally, all the skilled workers left the work they were doing on the holy place, and they went to speak to Moses. They said,

Proverbs 12:8

People praise a wise man. But people don’t respect a stupid person.

Proverbs 15:23

A person is happy when he gives a good answer. And the right word at the right time is very good.

Proverbs 27:18

A person who cares for fig trees will be able to eat their fruit. In the same way, a person who cares for his master will be rewarded. His master will care for him.

Proverbs 31:15

She wakes very early in the morning.\par She cooks food for her family\par and gives the servants their share.\par

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord my Master gave me the ability to teach. So now I teach these sad people. Every morning he wakes me and teaches me like a student.

Jeremiah 23:4

I will place new shepherds (leaders) over my sheep. Those shepherds will take care of my sheep. And my sheep will not be scared or afraid. None of my sheep will be lost.” This message is from the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:3

You eat the fat sheep and use their wool to make clothes for yourselves. You kill the fat sheep, but you don’t feed the flock.

Matthew 13:52

Then Jesus said to the followers, “So every teacher of the law who has been taught \{the new things\} about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He has new things and old things saved in that house. And he brings out those new things with the old things.”

Matthew 20:8

“At the end of the day, the owner of the field said to the boss of all the workers, ‘Call the workers and pay all of them. Start by paying the last people I hired. Then pay all of them, ending with the workers I hired first.’

Luke 12:43

When the master comes and finds that servant doing the work he gave him, that servant will be very happy.

Luke 7:13

When the Lord (Jesus) saw her, he felt very sorry for her. Jesus said to her, “Don’t cry.”

Luke 7:19

John sent them to the Lord (Jesus) to ask, “Are you the One that is coming, or should we wait for another person?”

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people that God has given you. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [406]} gave you the work of caring for this flock. {\cf2\super [407]} You must be like shepherds to the church (people) of God. {\cf2\super [408]} This is the church that God bought with his own blood. {\cf2\super [409]}

1 Timothy 3:15

Then, even if I cannot come soon, you will know about the things that people must do in the family {\cf2\super [13]} of God. That family is the church of the living God. And God’s church is the support and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders {\cf2\super [27]} who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor. This is especially true for those elders who do the work of counseling and teaching.

2 Timothy 4:2

Tell people God’s message. {\cf2\super [20]} Be ready at all times. Tell people the things they need to do, tell them when they are wrong, and encourage them. Do these things with great patience and careful teaching.

Titus 1:7

An elder {\cf2\super [5]} has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be a person who is proud and selfish or who becomes angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine. He must not be a person who likes to fight. And he must not be a person who always tries to get rich by cheating people.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and be under their authority. Those men are responsible for you. So they are always watching to protect your souls. Obey those men so that they can be happy in this work. It won’t help you to make it hard for them.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders. They taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith.

Hebrews 3:5

Moses was faithful in all God’s house (family) like a servant. He told people the things that God would say in the future.

1 Peter 4:10

Each of you received a spiritual gift \{from God\}. God has shown you his grace (kindness) in many different ways. And you are like servants who are responsible for using God’s gifts. So be good servants and use your gifts to serve each other.