Luk 19:17 | NETfull | STEP | And the king said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’

Luke 19:17

17 And the king ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful ^{▼▼ See Luke 16:10.} in a very small matter, you will have authority ^{▼▼ 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.} over ten cities.’