Matthew 24:45 Cross References - Living_Oracles

⁴⁵ Who, now, is the discreet and faithful servant, whom his master has set over his household, to dispense to them regularly their allowance?

²⁴ Therefore, whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them, I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.

¹⁶ Behold! I send you forth as sheep amidst wolves. Be therefore prudent as the serpents, and harmless as the doves.

⁵² He added, Every scribe, therefore, instructed for the Reign of Heaven, is like a householder, who brings out of his storehouse new things and old.

² Of these, five were prudent and five foolish.

²¹ His master answered, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a small matter, I will give you a more important trust. Partake you of your master's joy.

²³ His master answered, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a small matter, I will give you a more important trust. Partake you of your master's joy.

³⁵ for I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you lodged me; I was a stranger, and you lodged me; ³⁶ I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick and you assisted me; I was in prison, and you visited me. ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee; or thirsty, and give thee drink? ³⁸ When did we see thee a stranger, and lodged thee; or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ When did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited thee? ⁴⁰ The King will reply to them, Indeed, I say to you, that inasmuch as you have done this to any the least of these my brethren, you have done it to me.

⁴¹ Then Peter said to him, Master, is this parable directed to us alone, or to all? ⁴² The Lord said, Who, now, is the discreet and faithful steward, whom the master will set over his household, to dispense regularly the allowance of corn! ⁴³ Happy that servant, if his master, at his arrival, shall find him so employed.

¹⁰ Let every one, according as he has received a gift, minister it to the others, as good stewards of the manifold favor of God. ¹¹ If any one speak, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any one minister, let him do it as from the strength which God supplies; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ The seniors who are among you, I exhort, who am also a senior, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory which is to be revealed. ² Feed the flock of God, which is with you; exercising the overseer's office, not by constraint, but willingly; neither for the sake of sordid gain, but from good disposition; ³ neither as lording it over the heritage of God, but, being patterns to the flock:

¹⁰ Whoso is faithful in little is faithful also in much: and whoso is unjust in little, is unjust also in much. ¹¹ If, therefore, you have not been honest in the deceitful, who will entrust you with the true riches? ¹² And if you have been unfaithful managers for another, who will give you anything to manage for yourselves?

¹⁷ He answered, Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very small matter, receive the government of ten cities.

¹⁵ When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. ¹⁶ A second time he said, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus replied, Tend my sheep. ¹⁷ A third time he said, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter, grieved at his asking this question a third time, answered, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus replied, Feed my sheep.

²⁸ Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has constituted you overseers; to feed the congregation of the Lord, which he has redeemed with his own blood.

¹ Now, I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly men, even as to babes in Christ. ² Milk I gave you-not meat; for you were not then able to receive it: nay, neither yet now are you able, because you are still fleshly.

¹ So, then, let a man consider us as servants only of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God. ² Now, it is required in stewards, that every one be found faithful.

¹¹ And he gave some, indeed, Apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; ¹² for the adapting of these saints to the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ: ¹³ till we all come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God; to a perfect man; to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:

¹² Now, I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has qualified me, that he reckoned me faithful, appointing me to the ministry,

² And what things you have heard from me by many witnesses, these commit in trust to faithful men, who shall be fit also to teach others.

⁵ And Moses, indeed, as a servant, was faithful in all his house, for a testimony of the things that were to be spoken by him;

¹³ I know your works, and where you dwell; even where the throne of Satan is: and you hold fast my name, and have not denied my faith, even in those days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.