24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, 1 whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves 2 their food at the proper time? 24:46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work 3 when he comes. 24:47 I tell you the truth, 4 the master 5 will put him in charge of all his possessions.
1 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
2 tn Grk “give them.”
3 tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.
4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity.