KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 24:46–47
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Matthew 24:46
46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
46Blessed is that seruant, whome his Lord when he commeth, shall finde so doing.
Matthew 24:47
47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
47Uerely I say vnto you, that hee shal make him ruler ouer all his goods.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 24:46
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 24:47
Truly; certainly; in truth or fact.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To appoint or establish in the named office.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
One who governs or exercises authority; also a straight measuring instrument.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 46
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Open the full verse study15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
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Open the full verse study43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
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Open the full verse study37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
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Open the full verse study13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
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Open the full verse study6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
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Open the full verse study34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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Open the full verse study21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
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Open the full verse study19I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
From verse 47
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Open the full verse study23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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Open the full verse study21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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Open the full verse study37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
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Open the full verse study44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
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Open the full verse study12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
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Open the full verse study17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
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Open the full verse study7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
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Open the full verse study21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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Open the full verse study4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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Open the full verse study3And 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.
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Open the full verse study26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
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Open the full verse study29And 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.
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