Matthew 25:21

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The master (κὺριος) addresses the servant who received five talents and returned five more, at the moment of accounting in the parable of the talents.

The words — εὖ (eu) is the master's entire verdict, a single adverb meaning "well" that carries the judgment; δοῦλε (doule) is the form of address, "servant," not "son" or "friend."

The thread — Matthew 25:23 repeats the identical commendation for the two-talent servant; Luke 16:10 states the principle directly: faithfulness with little predicts faithfulness with much.

Why it lands — The verse ties a person's small-scale faithfulness to expanded trust and to a specific reward — entering the master's joy — leaving no room for abstract piety.

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The Greek words

King James Version

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Cross-references

Matthew 25:23 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Luke 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.