Who then (τις αρα). Jesus introduces this parable of the wise steward (42-48) by a rhetorical question that answers itself. Peter …

Who then is that faithful and wise steward?—See Notes on Matthew 24:45-51. Here the words come as an answer to Peter’s qu…

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his hous…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Peter, to whom the Church had already been committed, as having the care of all things, asks whether …

Peter responds, in his accustomed role as spokesman for the apostles, with a question about the extent of their responsibility. Jesus answers, as o…

And the Lord said, who then is that faithful and wise
steward
Christ does not directl…

All are to apply to themselves what Christ says in His word and to inquire about it. No one is left so ignorant that they do not know many things t…