Luke 12:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?”
Luke 12:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?”
Luke 12:42 — World English Bible
Luke 12:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?”
Luke 12:42 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?”
Luke 12:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?”
Luke 12:42 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord saide, Who is a faithfull steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler ouer his householde, to giue them their portion of meate in season?”
Luke 12:42 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:42 in Context — Luke 12
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
What Does Luke 12:42 Mean?
Luke 12:42 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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