Tree of Life Version
Luke 16:10
10“One who is faithful in the smallest matters is also faithful in much, and the one unjust in the smallest matters will likewise be unjust in much.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)“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.
- 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.
Context of Luke 16:10
8“Now the master praised the crooked manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the sons of this age are smarter when dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the wealth of the world, so when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal shelters. “One who is faithful in the smallest matters is also faithful in much, and the one unjust in the smallest matters will likewise be unjust in much. 11So then, if you cannot be trusted with unjust wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12Now if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you anything of your own?
Read all of Luke 16Luke 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.
Cross-references for Luke 16:10
- Luke 16:11So then, if you cannot be trusted with unjust wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
- Luke 19:17The master said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you were faithful with so little, take charge over ten cities.’
- Matthew 25:21His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful with a little, so I’ll put you in charge of much. Enter into your master’s joy!’
- Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him in His house—as was Moses also.
- John 12:6Now he said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. Since he had the moneybox, he used to steal from what was put in it.
- John 13:2While the seder meal was happening, the devil had already put in the heart of Judah from Kriot that he should hand over Yeshua.
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
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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
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