^19:17And the king⁴⁹ said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful⁵⁰ in a very small matter, you will have authority⁵¹ over ten cities.’

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Footnotes

49 Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
51 The faithful slave received expanded responsibility (authority over ten cities) as a result of his faithfulness; this in turn is an exhortation to faithfulness for the reader.

Cross references

50 See Luke 16:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“ ‘Well done, good servant!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“ ‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, have authority over ten cities.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

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