Bilangan 12:7

12:7 My servant ¹  Moses is not like this; he is faithful ²  in all my house.

Mazmur 101:6

101:6 I will favor the honest people of the land, ³ 

and allow them to live with me. ⁴ 

Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me. ⁵ 

Daniel 6:4

6:4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find ⁶  some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. ⁷  But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, ⁸  because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. ⁹ 

Matius 24:45

The Faithful and Wise Slave

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, ¹⁰  whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves ¹¹  their food at the proper time?

Matius 25:21

25:21 His master answered, ¹²  ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Lukas 16:10-12

16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little ¹³  is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 16:11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy ¹⁴  in handling worldly wealth, ¹⁵  who will entrust you with the true riches? ¹⁶  16:12 And if you haven’t been trustworthy ¹⁷  with someone else’s property, ¹⁸  who will give you your own ¹⁹ ?

Lukas 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ²⁰  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ²¹  that his manager ²²  was wasting ²³  his assets.

Kolose 4:2

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Kolose 4:2

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Titus 2:2

2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ²⁴  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ²⁵ 

[12:7]  ¹ sn The title “my servant” or “servant of the Lord” is reserved in the Bible for distinguished personages, people who are truly spiritual leaders, like Moses, David, Hezekiah, and also the Messiah. Here it underscores Moses’ obedience.

[12:7]  ² tn The word “faithful” is נֶאֱמָן (ne’eman), the Niphal participle of the verb אָמַן (’aman). This basic word has the sense of “support, be firm.” In the Niphal it describes something that is firm, reliable, dependable – what can be counted on. It could actually be translated “trustworthy.”

[101:6]  ³ tn Heb “my eyes [are] on the faithful of the land.”

[101:6]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text simply reads, “in order to live with me.”

[101:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who walks in the way of integrity, he will minister to me.”

[6:4]  ⁶ tn Aram “looking to find.”

[6:4]  ⁷ tn Aram “from the side of the kingdom.”

[6:4]  ⁸ tn Aram “pretext and corruption.”

[6:4]  ⁹ tn Aram “no negligence or corruption was found in him.” The Greek version of Theodotion lacks the phrase “and no negligence or corruption was found in him.”

[24:45]  ¹⁰ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[24:45]  ¹¹ tn Grk “give them.”

[25:21]  ¹² tn Grk “His master said to him.”

[16:10]  ¹³ sn The point of the statement faithful in a very little is that character is shown in how little things are treated.

[16:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or “faithful.”

[16:11]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the unrighteous mammon.” See the note on the phrase “worldly wealth” in v. 9.

[16:11]  ¹⁶ sn Entrust you with the true riches is a reference to future service for God. The idea is like 1 Cor 9:11, except there the imagery is reversed.

[16:12]  ¹⁷ tn Or “faithful.”

[16:12]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “have not been faithful with what is another’s.”

[16:12]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “what is your own.”

[16:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ²¹ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ²² sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ²³ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

[2:2]  ²⁴ tn Or “sensible.”

[2:2]  ²⁵ sn Temperate…in endurance. See the same cluster of virtues in 1 Thess 1:3 and 1 Cor 13:13.