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Luke 12:44

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Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
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  1. Luke 22:29–30Rank 1 from verse 44
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    29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

    30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  2. Daniel 12:2–3Rank 2 from verse 44
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    2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

    3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  3. Luke 19:17–19Rank 3 from verse 44
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    17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

    18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

    19And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

  4. Matthew 24:47Rank 4 from verse 44
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    47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

  5. Revelation 3:18Rank 5 from verse 44
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    18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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Luke 12:44

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

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45But 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;

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