Luke 12:42

Jesus asks who is the faithful and wise steward set over the household to provide for it. He defines the trustworthy servant by faithful care of others.

Cross-references · 23

• Matt 24:45–46Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
• 1 Pet 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
• Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
• 1 Pet 5:1–4As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
• 1 Cor 4:1–2So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 2 Tim 4:2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
• Luke 19:15–19When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
• Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
• Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
• 1 Tim 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
• Heb 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
• Heb 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
• Ezek 34:3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.
• John 21:15–17When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
• Isa 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
• Prov 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
• Matt 13:52Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
• 1 Tim 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
• Jer 23:4I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
• Matt 25:20–23The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
• Luke 16:1–31Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
• Matt 20:8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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