Luke 12:42 (ASV)

Passage

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:40 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Luke 12:41 And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

Luke 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Luke 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Luke 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "lord", "said", "faithful", "wise", "steward", "shall", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And Peter said Lord speakest thou this..." into verse 43's "Blessed is that servant whom his lord...", so "faith" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.