Matthew 25:21

Matthew 25:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“His 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. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
• English Standard Version (ESV)His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Context of Matthew 25:21

19After a long time, the master came home. He asked the servants to come to him. He wanted to know how much money they had now. 20The servant who had received 5,000 gold coins came to his master. The servant said, “Master, you gave me 5,000 gold coins. Now I have an extra 5,000 gold coins.” The master said to this servant, “You are a good servant and you have done really well. You were careful with a small amount of money. Now I will give you authority over many more things. I am really happy about this and I want you to be happy with me.” 22The servant who had received 2,000 gold coins also came to his master. The servant said, “Master, you gave me 2,000 gold coins. Now I have an extra 2,000 gold coins.” 23The master said to this servant, “You are a good servant and you have done really well. You were careful with a small amount of money. Now I will give you authority over many more things. I am really happy about this and I want you to be happy with me.”

Matthew 25:21 word by word

ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ· εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω. εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• Well doneεὖeu · well/well done!G2095
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• thou hast beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a few thingsὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• I will makeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• many thingsπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• enter thouεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the joyχαράchara · joyG5479

Cross-references for Matthew 25:21

• 2 Chronicles 31:20Those are the things that King Hezekiah did everywhere in Judah. He did what was good and right to please the Lord his God.
• Luke 16:10If you can trust a person with a very small thing, you can also trust him with bigger things. And if you cannot trust a person with a very small thing, you cannot trust him with big things.
• Romans 2:29No! A true Jew is someone who belongs to God in his spirit. He belongs to God because God's Spirit has changed his life. It is like God has circumcised him in his spirit, not in his body. The rules in God's Law cannot do that work in a person. Other people may not praise a person like that, but God will praise him.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• 2 Corinthians 5:9But all the time we want to please the Lord. We want to do that while we are still at home in our body here on earth. We also want to please him when we go away from these bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 10:18Who is really good? It is not the person who praises himself. It is the person that the Lord says is a good person.
• 1 Peter 1:7The purpose of these troubles is to show whether you really trust God. When you believe in Jesus, that is more valuable even than gold. People put gold into a hot fire to see if it is really good. And even gold will come to an end one day. But if you continue to trust God in your troubles, he will be very happy. On the day when Jesus Christ returns and appears to everyone, God will praise you. He will say that you have done well. That will be great!
• Matthew 25:34The king will say to those people who are on his right side, “Come here. My Father has been good to you. He has prepared a place for you in his kingdom. That kingdom has been ready for you since the time that God made the world.
• Matthew 10:40Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone accepts you in his home, then he is also accepting me. And anyone who accepts me, also accepts my Father God, who sent me.
• Matthew 24:47Yes, I tell you this: The master will give that servant authority to rule over everything in his house.
• Luke 12:44Let me tell you what will happen. The master will give that servant authority to rule over everything in his house.
• Luke 22:28You have never left me. You have been by my side when trouble came to me.
• Revelation 2:10I know that trouble will soon come to you. But do not be afraid. Listen! The Devil will cause some of you to go to prison. He wants to see whether you will continue to believe in me. As a result, you will suffer for ten days. But continue to trust me, even if you die. Then you will win against the Devil. I will give you a gift, as they give a crown to the winner of a race. You will have life with me for ever.
• Revelation 3:21Everyone who wins against Satan will come to sit with me on my throne where I rule. I won against my enemies. Then I sat down with my Father on his throne. I will give you the same authority.
• Revelation 21:7Everyone who wins against Satan will receive all these things from me. I will be their God and they will be my children.
• Matthew 25:23The master said to this servant, “You are a good servant and you have done really well. You were careful with a small amount of money. Now I will give you authority over many more things. I am really happy about this and I want you to be happy with me.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Ruler over many things - I will promote thee to greater honors and to more important trusts. Joy of thy lord - In the meantime share the pleasures and enjoyments of his palace; be his companion, and receive the rewards which he has promised thee. “The joy of his lord” may mean either the festivals and rejoicings at his return, or the rewards which his lord had prepared for his faithful servants. Applied to Christians, it means that they who rightly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. The day of account comes at last. We must all be reckoned with as to what good we have got to our own souls, and have done to others, by the advantages we have enjoyed. It is not meant…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21See Matthew 24:45–51; Luke 16:10. Enter into the joy of your master!: This shows the Father’s approval. It may also point to the Messiah’s great banquet (see Matthew 6:1, 4, 6, 18; 9:9–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. His lord said unto him, Well done--a single word, not of bare satisfaction, but of warm and delighted commendation. And from what Lips! thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:21

• Faithfulness
• Gifts from God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Obedience
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Punishment
• Responsibility
• Righteous
• Servant
• Steward
• Trustee
• Unfaithfulness
• Works

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Matthew 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings