Shall say (ειπη). Second aorist subjunctive, with εαν, condition of the third class, undetermined, but with prospect of being dete…

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…

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 c…

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

These verses clearly imply that Jesus himself would not return immediately but that there would be an interval of waiting and serving (cf. 18:7; 19…

But and if that servant say in his heart
Not the same servant before spoken of as a wise and faithful steward, that …

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…