Matthew - 24:46



46 Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

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Explanation and meaning of Matthew 24:46.

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Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.
Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
Blessed is that servant, if, when his lord has arrived, he shall find him doing so.
Happy will that servant be whom their master, when he comes home, will find doing this.

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Historical Commentaries

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Blessed is that servant - His blessedness consists in his master's approbation.

Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh,.... Whether in a way of judgment, as against Jerusalem; or at death, when he comes to remove him out of time, into eternity; or at the day of judgment, when he, the righteous judge, will give the crown of righteousness to him:
shall find so doing; acting the faithful and wise part, ruling the household of God well; giving to all wholesome food, a proper portion of it, and that in the right time.

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord . . . shall find so doing. The blessedness applies equally to those who are faithful unto death and those who are so found at the Lord's coming. This blessedness is in the reward the Lord will give.
`He shall make him ruler over all his goods. The parables of the talents and the pounds show that those who have been faithful to the trusts given them here shall receive additional trusts in the Savior's eternal kingdom.

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