King James Version
Luke 12:43 in the King James Version says “Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.”
Luke 12:43 · KJV
Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
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;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“servant”
G1401a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
“when he cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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