Luke 12:42-44

12:42 The Lord replied, ¹  “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, ²  whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, ³  to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? 12:43 Blessed is that slave ⁴  whom his master finds at work ⁵  when he returns. 12:44 I tell you the truth, ⁶  the master ⁷  will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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¹ tn Grk “And the Lord said.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Or “administrator,” “steward” (L&N 37.39).

³ tn This term, θεραπεία (qerapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6).

⁴ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

⁵ tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.

⁶ tn Grk “Truly (ἀληθῶς, alhqw"), I say to you.”

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity. See also Luke 19:11-27.