Matthew 24:46

Modern

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Traditional

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

Literal

Blessed is that servant whom his master, having come, will find so doing.

Latin

Beatus ille servus, quem cum venerit dominus ejus, invenerit sic facientem.

Greek

English

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

This parable and the next three dramatize the importance of faithfully obeying while waiting for Jesus to return (Matthew 25:1–13, 14–30, 31–46).

Jesus now applied his prophecies (Matthew 24:1–36) to his disciples so they would stay faithful and be ready for his second coming.

Theme notes and profiles

Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
2 Peter 1:13–15
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Revelation 2:19
I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.
Philippians 1:21–23
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
2 Timothy 4:6–8
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.