A king favours a prudent servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
Matthew 25:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.” 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. |
A king favours a prudent servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
‘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?
‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.”
‘And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honour him.
If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.
‘Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation.
On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart #– #by the Spirit, not the letter. , That person’s praise is not from people but from God.
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.
Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.
I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ #– #which is far better #– #
For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
‘To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
For the Lamb who is at the centre of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.