Matthew 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?”

"Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?" - Matthew 24:45
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What does Matthew 24:45 mean?

The verse Matthew 24:45 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states: "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?" This verse is part of a larger passage in which Jesus speaks to his…

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Stewardship and Faithfulness in the Master's House

Matthew 24:45 asks a penetrating question: "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?" This verse, nestled within the teaching of Jesus about the end times, serves as a profound reminder of our…

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A Prayer for Faithfulness and Wisdom as a Servant of God

Heavenly Father, I come before Your throne today, humbled and grateful for Your presence in my life. In the quiet of this moment, my heart seeks to align itself with Your divine will as I contemplate the profound truth encapsulated in Matthew 24:45: "Who then is a faithful and…

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Matthew 24:45-51
Matthew 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?"
Matthew 24:45-46 - "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing."
Matthew 24:45-51 - "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? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
"Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing." - Matthew 24:45-46
"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? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." - Matthew 24:45-51
Genesis 24-45
Luke 24:45 - "Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,"
Matthew 22:45 - "If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?"
Matthew 13:45 - "¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:"
Matthew 27:45 - "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour."
Ezekiel 45:24 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah."
Matthew 21:45 - "And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them."
Matthew 5:45 KJVA (45) That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
"Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures," - Luke 24:45
Genesis 45:24 - "So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way."
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Matthew 5:45 - "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."
Matthew 25:45 - "Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
Isaiah 45:24 - "Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed."