Luke 17:7
“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
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- Luke 17:8-103 verses89%
8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?
10So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say,‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”
- Luke 12:36-372 verses80%
36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
37Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
- Luke 22:26-272 verses78%
26Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
27For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Luke 12:42-476 verses77%
42The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
43Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,
46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.
- Matt 24:45-506 verses76%
45The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
46Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.
47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’
49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,
50then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,
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6So the Lord replied,“If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree,‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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7Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?
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28The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
- Luke 14:21-233 verses74%
21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’
23So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
- Luke 14:15-173 verses74%
15The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
17At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited,‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
- Luke 7:7-82 verses74%
7That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.
8For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another,‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave,‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
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7They said to him,‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them,‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’
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7On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
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5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
- Luke 16:1-33 verses73%
1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
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26But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
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22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
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23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
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26So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
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10But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.
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27So the slaves of the landowner came and said to him,‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the darnel come from?’
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17But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
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9For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
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2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
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13No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
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26Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
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29but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
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19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
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12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.