For you had very little before I came, but now your wealth has increased. The Lord has blessed you because of me. And now, when will I also do something for my own family? ’
Genesis 30:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Jacob said to him, ‘You know how I have served you and how your herds have fared with me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jacob answered him, You know how I have served you, and how your possessions, your cattle and sheep and goats, have fared with me. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me. Common English Bible Jacob said to him, “You know how I’ve worked for you, and how well your livestock have done with me. Catholic Public Domain Version But he responded: "You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands. |
For you had very little before I came, but now your wealth has increased. The Lord has blessed you because of me. And now, when will I also do something for my own family? ’
‘Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.