Luke 12:42 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁴² The Lord answered, ‘Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful steward, the wise man whom his master will set over those in his household service to supply them their allowance of food at the appointed time?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Common English Bible

⁴² The Lord replied, “Who are the faithful and wise managers whom the master will put in charge of his household servants, to give them their food at the proper time?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² So the Lord said: "Who do you think is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his Lord has appointed over his family, in order to give them their measure of wheat in due time?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² And the Lord said: Who (thinkest thou) is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?

Luke 12:42 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 36:4

So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing

Proverbs 12:8

A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.

Proverbs 15:23

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply – and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 27:18

The one who guards a fig-tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honoured.

Proverbs 31:15

She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.

Jeremiah 23:4

I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,’ declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:3

You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.

Matthew 13:52

He said to them, ‘Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.’

Matthew 20:8

‘When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, “Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.”

Luke 12:43

It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.

Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, ‘Don’t cry.’

Luke 7:19

he sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

1 Timothy 3:15

if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honour, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.

Titus 1:7

Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless – not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Hebrews 13:17

Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 3:5

‘Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,’ bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future.

1 Peter 4:10

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.