45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?

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?

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

45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

45 “Who is the wise and loyal servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time?

45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

45 Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? The master will put that person in charge of giving the other servants their food at the right time.

45 “Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

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

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time?

45 “Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of the other servants in his house. The servant’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise servant for this.