Luke 12:42

Good News Translation

The Lord answered, “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? He is the one that his master will put in charge, to run the household and give the other servants their share of the food at the proper time.

Cross References

Exodus 36:4

Then the skilled men who were doing the work went

Proverbs 12:8

If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.

Proverbs 15:23

What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!

Proverbs 27:18

Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honored.

Proverbs 31:15

She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has taught me what to say, so that I can strengthen the weary. Every morning he makes me eager to hear what he is going to teach me.

Jeremiah 23:4

I will appoint rulers to take care of them. My people will no longer be afraid or terrified, and I will not punish them again. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ezekiel 34:3

You drink the milk, wear clothes made from the wool, and kill and eat the finest sheep. But you never tend the sheep.

Matthew 13:52

So he replied, “This means, then, that every teacher of the Law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who takes new and old things out of his storage room.”

Matthew 20:8

“When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.’

Luke 12:43

How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!

Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, his heart was filled with pity for her, and he said to her, “Don't cry.”

Luke 7:19

and sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Acts 20:28

So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the blood of his Son.

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I delay, this letter will let you know how we should conduct ourselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who do good work as leaders should be considered worthy of receiving double pay, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

2 Timothy 4:2

to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

Titus 1:7

For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a drunkard or violent or greedy for money.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and follow their orders. They watch over your souls without resting, since they must give to God an account of their service. If you obey them, they will do their work gladly; if not, they will do it with sadness, and that would be of no help to you.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your former leaders, who spoke God's message to you. Think back on how they lived and died, and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 3:5

Moses was faithful in God's house as a servant, and he spoke of the things that God would say in the future.

1 Peter 4:10

Each one, as a good manager of God's different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.