What did Jesus say about Entrusted Responsibilities?

⁴² “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

⁴⁴ Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

⁴⁵ But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken,

⁴⁶ then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

⁴⁷ That servant who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

⁴⁸ but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

¹ “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

² He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

³ “The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

⁴ I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’

⁵ Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’

⁶ He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

⁷ Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

⁸ “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

⁹ I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

¹⁴ “For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

¹⁶ Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

¹⁷ In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

¹⁸ But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.

¹⁹ “Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.

²⁰ He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’

²¹ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

²² “He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’

²³ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

²⁴ “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.

²⁵ I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.

²⁷ You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

²⁸ Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.

²⁹ For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.

³⁰ Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

¹ “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;

² even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

³ This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

⁴ I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

⁵ Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

⁷ But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table’?

⁸ Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?

⁹ Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

¹⁰ Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”

³ “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.

⁴ I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

⁶Not Jesus’ wordsVerse 6: not Jesus’ words

⁷ “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam”

¹⁴ ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

¹⁵ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

¹⁶ But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;

¹⁷ delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

¹⁸ to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

¹⁰ He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

¹¹ If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

¹² If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

¹³ No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

¹⁵ “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” […]Words by the narrator or other speakers omitted “Feed my lambs.”

¹⁶ “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” […]Words by the narrator or other speakers omitted “Tend my sheep.”

¹⁷ “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” […]Words by the narrator or other speakers omitted “Do you have affection for me?” […]Words by the narrator or other speakers omitted “Feed my sheep.

¹⁸ Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”

¹⁹ “Follow me.”

¹¹ “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

⁴³ “I must preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”

¹⁹ “Peace be to you.”

²⁰Not Jesus’ wordsVerse 20: not Jesus’ words

²¹ “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

²² “Receive the Holy Spirit!

²³ If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”

¹⁰ “Ananias!”

¹¹ “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

¹² and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”

¹³Not Jesus’ wordsVerses 13–14: not Jesus’ words

¹⁵ “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

¹⁶ For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

²⁸ But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’

²⁹ He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

³⁰ He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father?” […]Words by the narrator or other speakers omitted “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.

³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.