45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
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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.
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? …
His lord said unto him, Well done, 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.
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. …
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-51)We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must expect them; “ Now learn a parable of the fig-tree , Matt. 24:32 , 33 . Now learn what use to make of the things you have heard; so observe and understand the signs of the times, and compare them with the predictions of the word, as from thence to fore…
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