Matthew 25:21

The master commends him: 'Well done, good and faithful servant,' and invites him into his joy. Faithfulness with little leads to greater trust and shared joy.

Cross-references · 27

• Matt 25:23His 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 16:10Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
• 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.
• 2 Tim 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
• Rev 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
• John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
• John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• 1 Pet 1:7–8so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Matt 24:45Who 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?
• Rev 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Luke 22:28–30You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
• Phil 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
• Luke 12:44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Rom 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
• Matt 10:40–42He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
• 2 Chr 31:20–21So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
• Matt 24:47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Rev 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
• Matt 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Rev 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
• Ps 16:10–11For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• 2 Cor 10:18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
• Matt 25:34–40Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Rev 2:26–28And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
• 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
• 2 Cor 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

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