Matthew 24:47
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
In Context
46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming.’
Cross References
Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
Luke 19:17His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →