The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Luke 16:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- 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.
- WEB
- He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
- ASV
- He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
- LSV
- He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
- YLT
- 'He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
- DBY
- He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
- DRC
- He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater.
- GNV
- He that is faithfull in the least, hee is also faithful in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ὁ πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος καὶ ἐν πολλῷ ἄδικός ἐστιν.
- RP2018
- Ὁ πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος καὶ ἐν πολλῷ ἄδικός ἐστιν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός ἐστι, καὶ ὁ ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος καὶ ἐν πολλῷ ἄδικός ἐστιν.
- SCR1894
- ο πιστος εν ελαχιστω και εν πολλω πιστος εστιν και ο εν ελαχιστω αδικος και εν πολλω αδικος εστιν
Who and where
◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 16:11–12So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
- Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 19:17His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
- Matthew 25:23His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
- John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
- John 13:27And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
- John 13:2The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
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