Luke 12:42

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?

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δέ dé	G1161	but
Lord	κύριος· kurios	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Who	τίς tis	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
then	ἆρα âra	G687	therefore
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
that	οἰκονόμος oikonomos	G3623	a house-distributor (i.e. manager) · noun — nominative singular masculine
faithful	πιστὸς pistos	G4103	objectively · adjective — nominative singular masculine
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
wise	φρόνιμος phronimos	G5429	thoughtful · adjective — nominative singular masculine
steward	οἰκονόμος oikonómos	G3623	a house-distributor (i.e. manager)
whom	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
lord	κύριος kurios	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine
shall make ruler	καταστήσει katastēsei	G2525	to place down (permanently) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
over	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
household	θεραπείας therapeias	G2322	attendance (specially · noun — genitive singular feminine
to give	διδόναι didonai	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — present active infinitive
portion of meat	σιτομέτριον; sitometrion	G4620	a grain-measure · noun — accusative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
due season	καιρῷ kairō	G2540	an occasion · noun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 24:45-46 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may d…
1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory t…
Luke 19:15-19 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom…
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,…
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:41-53

Here is, I. Peter's question, which he put to Christ upon occasion of the foregoing parable (Luk 12:41): "Lord, speakest thou this parable to us that are thy constant followers, to us that are ministers, or also to all that come to be taught by thee, to all the hearers, and in them to all Christians?" Peter was now, as often, spokesman for the disciples. We have reason to bless God that there are some such forward men, that have a gift of utterance; let those that are such take heed of being proud. Now Peter desires Christ to explain himself, and to direct the arrow of the foregoing parable to the mark he intended. He calls it a parable, because it was not only figurative, but weighty, solid…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:42

Who then, &c.--answering the question indirectly by another question, from which they were left to gather what it would be:--To you certainly in the first instance, representing the "stewards" of the "household" I am about to collect, but generally to all "servants" in My house. faithful and wise--Fidelity is the first requisite in a servant, wisdom (discretion and judgment in the exercise of his functions), the next. steward--house steward, whose it was to distribute to the servants their allotted portion of food. shall make--will deem fit to be made.

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:42

Faithful and wise steward - See on Mat 24:45 (note); where the several parts of the steward's office are mentioned and explained. Those appear to have been stewards among the Jews, whose business it was to provide all the members of a family, not only with food, but with raiment.

John Gill on Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, who then is that faithful and wise steward,.... Christ does not directly, and in express words, answer to Peter's question, but suggests, that though he intended it as a caution to all his people, and in it spoke to them all to be upon their watch and guard, Mark 13:37 yet that he had a special regard to them, his apostles, and succeeding ministers of the Gospel, whose characters, office, work, dignity, and honour, are here described. Such are stewards in Christ's family, they are entrusted with the stores and provisions of his house, and "faithfulness" and "wisdom" are requisite in them; the one, that they do not corrupt and adulterate the word of God, and mix it with hum…

The Church Fathers

(de Qu. Ev. l. ii. c. 26.) Now he says portion, because of suiting His measure to the capacity of his several hearers.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And this is a great work, and acceptable before God, because he understands the object of his wealth, and has given to the poor of the gifts of the Lord, and rightly discharged his service to Him.
— Shepherd of Hermas, Shepherd of Hermas, Similitude 2

Then Peter said: "If you are afraid of this, do not be called Ruler, but The Appointed One, the Lord having permitted you to be so called, when He said, 'Blessed is that man whom his Lord shall Appoint to the ministry of his fellow-servants.'
— Pseudo-Clement, Clementine Homilies, Homily 3

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Dictionary and topics

Closet — As used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matt. 6:6; Luke 12:3).
Faithfulness · EXHORTATION TO — EXHORTATION TO
Steward · .The faithful steward — .The faithful steward
Watchfulness · Faithful ministers approved by — Faithful ministers approved by

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 12:42

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:41-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:42

John Gill on Luke 12:42

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 12:42

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:41-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 12:42

John Gill on Luke 12:42

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 12:35-53

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 12:42