The Character of the Faithful & Wise Servant
Matthew 24:45, ICB
“Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time.”
Matthew 16:19, ICB
“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. The things you don’t allow on earth will be the things that God does not allow. The things you allow on earth will be the things that God allows.”
1 Corinthians 4:1-2, ICB
“This is what people should think about us: We are servants of Christ. We are the ones God has trusted with his secret truths. A person who is trusted with something must show that he is worthy of that trust.”
1 Timothy 5:8, ICB
“A believer should take care of his own relatives, especially his own family. If he does not do that, he has turned against the faith. He is worse than a person who does not believe in God.”
The Complement To the Faithful & Wise Servant
Matthew 24:46, ICB
“When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be very happy.”
The Commendation To the Faithful & Wise Servant
Matthew 24:47, ICB
“I tell you the truth. The master will choose that servant to take care of everything the master owns.”
Romans 8:16-17, ICB
“And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say that we are God’s children. If we are God’s children, we will receive the blessings God has for us. We will receive these things from God, together, with Christ. But we must also suffer, as Christ suffered, and then we will have glory as Christ has glory.”
The Creed of the Wicked Servant
Matthew 24:48, ICB
“But what will happen if the servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon?”
2 Peter 3:3-4, ICB
“It is important for you to understand what will happen in the last days. People will laugh at you. They will live doing the evil things they want to do. They will say, ‘Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died. But the world continues the way it has been since it was made.’”
2 Peter 3:10-12
But the day the Lord comes again will be a surprise, like a thief. The skies will disappear with a loud noise. Everything in the skies will be destroyed by fire. And the earth and everything in it will be exposed.
2 Peter 3:10-12
In that way everything will be destroyed…When that day comes, the skies will be destroyed with fire, and everything in the skies will melt with heat.”
The Conduct of the Wicked Servant
Matthew 24:49, ICB
“Then that servant will begin to beat the other servants. He will feast and get drunk with others like him.”
The Catching of the Wicked Servant
Matthew 24:50, ICB
“And the master will come when the servant is not ready, and is not expecting him.”
The Condemnation of the Wicked Servant
Matthew 24:51, ICB
“Then the master will punish that servant. He will send him away to be among the hypocrites. There people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”
