Luke 12:44

Luke 12:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
• New International Version (NIV)Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.

Context of Luke 12:44

42And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

Luke 12:44 word by word

ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he will makeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225

Cross-references for Luke 12:44

• Luke 19:17And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
• Luke 22:29And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,
• Daniel 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.
• Matthew 24:47Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.
• Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Commentaries on Luke 12:44

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38-46Verses 38-46 See the notes at Matthew 24:42-51. Second watch - See the notes at Matthew 14:25.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-53Verses 41-53 All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable, and loving; but the effect of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44in charge of all his possessions: In the Roman world, many servants were slaves and were legally considered the property of their masters. Even so, some slaves were given great responsibility. They could manage the household, oversee property, and act with the authority of the master.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4841-48. unto us or even to all?--us the Twelve, or all this vast audience?Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:44

• Faithfulness
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Servant

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• 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
• 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