Lukas 12:42

12:42 The Lord replied, ¹  “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, ²  whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, ³  to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

Lukas 16:11

16:11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy ⁴  in handling worldly wealth, ⁵  who will entrust you with the true riches? ⁶ 

Lukas 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ⁷  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ⁸  that his manager ⁹  was wasting ¹⁰  his assets.

Kolose 4:1-2

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Kolose 1:17

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together ¹¹  in him.

Galatia 2:7

2:7 On the contrary, when they saw ¹²  that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised ¹³  just as Peter was to the circumcised ¹⁴ 

Galatia 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem ¹⁵  again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Titus 1:11-12

1:11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught. 1:12 A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ¹⁶ 

Titus 1:1-2

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁷  a slave ¹⁸  of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith ¹⁹  of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness, 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began. ²⁰ 

Titus 1:14

1:14 and not pay attention to Jewish myths ²¹  and commands of people who reject the truth.

Titus 1:2

1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began. ²² 

Titus 2:2

2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ²³  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ²⁴ 

Titus 1:3

1:3 But now in his own time ²⁵  he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

[12:42]  ¹ tn Grk “And the Lord said.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[12:42]  ² tn Or “administrator,” “steward” (L&N 37.39).

[12:42]  ³ tn This term, θεραπεία (qerapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6).

[16:11]  ⁴ tn Or “faithful.”

[16:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “the unrighteous mammon.” See the note on the phrase “worldly wealth” in v. 9.

[16:11]  ⁶ sn Entrust you with the true riches is a reference to future service for God. The idea is like 1 Cor 9:11, except there the imagery is reversed.

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁸ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ⁹ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

[1:17]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.

[2:7]  ¹² tn The participle ἰδόντες (idontes) has been taken temporally to retain the structure of the passage. Many modern translations, because of the length of the sentence here, translate this participle as a finite verb and break the Greek sentences into several English sentences (NIV, for example, begins new sentences at the beginning of both vv. 8 and 9).

[2:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “to the uncircumcision,” that is, to the Gentiles.

[2:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to the circumcision,” a collective reference to the Jewish people.

[2:1]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:12]  ¹⁶ sn A saying attributed to the poet Epimenides of Crete (6th century b.c.).

[1:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ¹⁸ tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  sn Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lord’s slave or servant is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. For a Jew this concept did not connote drudgery, but honor and privilege. It was used of national Israel at times (Isa 43:10), but was especially associated with famous OT personalities, including such great men as Moses (Josh 14:7), David (Ps 89:3; cf. 2 Sam 7:5, 8) and Elijah (2 Kgs 10:10); all these men were “servants (or slaves) of the Lord.”

[1:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “for the faith,” possibly, “in accordance with the faith.”

[1:2]  ²⁰ tn Grk “before eternal ages.”

[1:14]  ²¹ sn Jewish myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and 2 Tim 4:4.

[1:2]  ²² tn Grk “before eternal ages.”

[2:2]  ²³ tn Or “sensible.”

[2:2]  ²⁴ sn Temperate…in endurance. See the same cluster of virtues in 1 Thess 1:3 and 1 Cor 13:13.

[1:3]  ²⁵ tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.