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The one who is faithfulὉ πιστὸςinἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳisἐστινalsoκαὶfaithfulπιστόςinἐνmuch,πολλῷandκαὶthe one who is unjustὁ ἄδικοςinἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳisἐστινalsoκαὶunjustἄδικόςinἐνmuch.πολλῷ
Luke 16:10
Study it in the app“The one who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is unjust in very little is also unjust in much.”
Whoever is faithful in little is faithful in muchGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:10, word by word
- The one who is faithfulπιστὸςpistos
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistos” appears- very littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōi
least, smallest
Least, smallest, the lowest in size or importance.
Where else “elachistōi” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- muchπολλῷpollōi
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “pollōi” appears- the one who is unjustἄδικοςadikos
unjust, unrighteous
Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Where else “adikos” appears
The context
9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may welcome you into the eternal dwellings.
10 · This verse (above)
11If then you have not been faithful with the unjust wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
To study Luke 16 in a group
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?