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Matthew 25:23

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

KJV

ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ· εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω· εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου.

Greek NT

Ait illi dominus ejus : Euge serve bone, et fidelis : quia super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam ; intra in gaudium domini tui.

Vulgate

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

ASV

His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
εὖ
eu
adverb · 6×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθίστημι
kathistemi
verb · 21×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
πιστός
pistos
adjective · 67×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φημί
phemi
verb · 68×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὀλίγος
oligos
adjective · 41×
o
article · 19778×

Parable

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …
§1029In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God's will in relation to other men and to all creation. Already they reign with Christ; with him "they shall reign for ever and ever."603
§1720The New Testament uses several expressions to characterize the beatitude to which God calls man: - the coming of the Kingdom of God;16 - the vision of God: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"17 - entering into the joy of the Lord;18 - entering into God's rest:19 There we shall rest and see, we shall see and love, we shall love and praise. Behold what will be…
…and 1 more from this source.
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. And after six days He takes with Him Peter and James and John. Matthew 17:1 Now another says, after eight, Luke 9:28 not contradicting this writer, but most fully agreeing with him. For the one expressed both the very day on which He spoke, and that on which He led them up; but the other, the days between them only. But mark thou, I pray you, the severe goodness of Matthew, …
2. Do you see what great profit arises to us from the poor? Should you take them away, you would take away the great hope of our salvation. Wherefore here must we get together the oil, that it may be useful to us there, when the time calls us. For that is not the time of collecting it, but this. Spend not then your goods for nought in luxury and vainglory. For you will have nee…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 4:2 — Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
  • 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
  • 1Cor 4:17 — For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every chur
  • 1Pet 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
  • 2Cor 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
  • Jas 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
  • Luke 16:10 — 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.
  • Mark 12:41 — And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
  • Mark 14:8 — She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
  • Matt 24:45 — Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
  • Matt 24:47 — Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
  • Matt 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • Matt 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Prov 14:35 — The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
  • Prov 22:29 — Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
  • Ps 111:10 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.