Luke 16:10

Luke 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

Context of Luke 16:10

8“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. 9I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?

Luke 16:10 word by word

Ὁ πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος καὶ ἐν πολλῷ ἄδικός ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• is faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• that which is leastἐλάχιστοςelachistos · leastG1646
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• unjustἄδικοςadikos · unjustG94

Cross-references for Luke 16:10

• Luke 16:11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
• Luke 19:17“ ‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
• Matthew 25:21“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!’
• Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
• John 12:6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
• John 13:2The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

Commentaries on Luke 16:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He that is faithful in that which is least, etc. - He who has the genuine principles of fidelity in him will make a point of conscience of carefully attending to even the smallest things; and it is by habituating himself to act uprightly in little things that he acquires the gracious habit of acting with propriety fidelity, honor, and conscience, in matters of the greatest concern. On the contrary, he who does not act uprightly in small matters will…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He that is faithful … - This is a maxim which will almost universally hold true. A man that shows fidelity in small matters will also in large; and he that will cheat and defraud in little things will also in those involving more trust and responsibility. Fidelity is required in small matters as well as in those of more importance.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. He, &c.--a maxim of great pregnancy and value; rising from the prudence which the steward had to the fidelity which he had not, the "harmlessness of the dove, to which the serpent" with all his "wisdom" is a total stranger. Fidelity depends not on the amount entrusted, but on the sense of responsibility. He that feels this in little will feel it in much, and conversely.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:10

• Faithfulness
• Injustice
• Integrity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Probation
• Servant
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Mammon
• Put
• Riches

Commentaries on Luke 16

• 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