Luke 12:44 (DRB)

Passage

Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 12:45 But if that servant shall say in his heart: My Lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk:

Luke 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not: and shall separate him and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "verily", "over", and "possesseth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "verily" and "over", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "Blessed is that servant whom when his..." into verse 45's "But if that servant shall say in...", so "verily" and "over" 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 "verily" and "over" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.