fSee Matt. 24:45
gSee Matt. 24:45
Mark 13:34
34 aIt is like a man bgoing on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants ▼▼Greek bondservants
in charge, deach with his work, and commands ethe doorkeeper to stay awake. Luke 12:42-43
42And the Lord said, “Who then is fthe faithful and gwise hmanager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 iBlessed is that servant ▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47
whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Romans 12:4-8
4For kas in one body we have many members, ▼▼Greek parts; also verse 5
and the members do not all have the same function, 5so we, mthough many, nare one body in Christ, and individually omembers one of another. 6 pHaving gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if qprophecy, rin proportion to our faith; 7if sservice, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; tthe one who leads, ▼▼Or gives aid
with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with vcheerfulness. Colossians 3:22-24
22Bondservants, ▼▼Or Slaves; also 4:1 (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
obey xin everything those who are your earthly masters, ▼▼Or your masters according to the flesh
not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 zWhatever you do, work heartily, aaas for the Lord and not for men, 24knowing that from the Lord abyou will receive the inheritance as your reward. acYou are serving the Lord Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:11
11For we hear that some among you adwalk in idleness, not busy at work, but aebusybodies.1 Timothy 5:13
13Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also afgossips and agbusybodies, saying what they should not.
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