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The Faithful and Wise Slave

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave,[a] whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[b] their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work[c] when he comes. 47 I tell you the truth,[d] the master[e] will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:45 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
  2. Matthew 24:45 tn Grk “give them.”
  3. Matthew 24:46 tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.
  4. Matthew 24:47 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  5. Matthew 24:47 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity.