Luke 12:44
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
Luke 12:44 in other translations
| BSB | Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
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| WEB | Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. |
| ASV | Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. |
| YLT | truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him. |
| DARBY | verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has. |
| BBE | Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods. |
| Webster | In truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. |
What does Luke 12:44 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:41-48
41-48. unto us or even to all?--us the Twelve, or all this vast audience?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:41-53
All are to take to themselves what Christ says in his word, and to inquire concerning it. No one is left so ignorant as not to know many things to be wrong which he does, and many things to be right which he neglects; therefore all are without excuse in their sin. The bringing in the gospel dispensation would occasion desolations. Not that this would be the tendency of Christ's religion, which is pure, peaceable…
Luke 12:44 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:44
- Luke 22:29-30
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 24:47
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
- Luke 19:17-19
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
- Daniel 12:2-3
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
- Revelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Context
- Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
- Luke 12:44
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
- Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
Luke 12:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En verdad os digo, que él le pondrá sobre todos sus bienes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En vérité, je vous dis qu’il l’établira sur tous ses biens. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | In Wahrheit sage ich euch, daß er ihn über seine ganze Habe setzen wird. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vere dico vobis, quoniam supra omnia quæ possidet, constituet illum. |