Luke 12:42 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord said: Who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:40 Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not the Son of man will come.

Luke 12:41 And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all?

Luke 12:42 And the Lord said: Who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?

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

Luke 12:44 Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "lord", "said", "thinkest", "thou", "faithful", "wise", and "steward". 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 to him Lord dost..." into verse 43's "Blessed is that servant whom when his...", 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.