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Where is “To whom much is given, much will be required” in the Bible?
“To whom much is given, much will be required” is Luke 12:48. Jesus says it to Peter and the disciples, at the end of a parable about servants waiting for their master.
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It is Luke 12:48.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to Peter and the disciples, at the end of a parable about servants waiting for their master.
The verse
But the one who did not know and did things that deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
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What it means there
The servant who knew what his master wanted is held to more than the one who did not. Knowledge, gifts and trust bring responsibility with them.
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Where is “To whom much is given, much will be required” in the Bible?
“To whom much is given, much will be required” is Luke 12:48. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to Peter and the disciples, at the end of a parable about servants waiting for their master.
Is “To whom much is given, much will be required” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Luke 12:48. In the Lumin Translation, Luke 12:48 reads: “But the one who did not know and did things that deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.”
Who said “To whom much is given, much will be required”?
Jesus says it to Peter and the disciples, at the end of a parable about servants waiting for their master.
What does “To whom much is given, much will be required” mean in the Bible?
The servant who knew what his master wanted is held to more than the one who did not. Knowledge, gifts and trust bring responsibility with them.
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