Lukas 16:10

16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little ¹  is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Lukas 19:17

19:17 And the king ²  said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful ³  in a very small matter, you will have authority ⁴  over ten cities.’

[16:10]  ¹ sn The point of the statement faithful in a very little is that character is shown in how little things are treated.

[19:17]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:17]  ³ tn See Luke 16:10.

[19:17]  ⁴ sn 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.