The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;\par\tab But his wrath will be {\i against} him that causeth shame.\par
Matthew 25:21 - American Standard Version 2015 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the blessedness) which your master enjoys. American Standard Version (1901) His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Common English Bible “His master replied, ‘Excellent! You are a good and faithful servant! You’ve been faithful over a little. I’ll put you in charge of much. Come, celebrate with me.’ Catholic Public Domain Version His lord said to him: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful over a few things, I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the gladness of your lord.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. |
The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;\par\tab But his wrath will be {\i against} him that causeth shame.\par
A faithful man shall abound with blessings;\par\tab But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.}\par
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
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.
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, {\i there} ye may be also.
Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.\par
Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.\par
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.\par
Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.\par
if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:
looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.\par