⁴²And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give them^* their^* food allowance at the right time?

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Footnotes

*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

NLTNew Living Translation

And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

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