MATTHEW 24:47 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.”
Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. The reward for the faithful servant: authority over all the master's possessions. The servant who was trusted with the household's food distribution receives expanded authority at the master's return. The principle of Matthew 25:21 (faithful over a little, set over much) is here applied to the faithful household servant.
Church Fathers on Matthew 24:47
Though the Lord had given above a general exhortation to all in common to unwearied vigilance, yet He adds a special charge to the rulers of the people, that is, the Bishops, of watchfulness in looking for His coming. Such He calls a faithful servant, and wise master of the household, careful for the needs and interests of the people entrusted to Him.
That He says, 'Whom think ye is that faithful and wise servant,' does not imply ignorance, for even the Father we find asking a question, as that, 'Adam, where art thou?' [Gen 3:9]
Nor yet does it imply the impossibility of attaining perfect virtue, but only the difficulty.
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