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Luke 19:17
"He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'
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Interpretation

Jesus teaches a faithful little that is worked out in family life in Luke 19:17—look for "said" and "'well". Align faithful little in how we make amends—let wisdom become a road.

Context

Luke speaks here as gospel narrative writing, developing faithful little. Read in Luke 19, its force becomes clearer. It also intersects faith & justification. Listen for “said” alongside “'well”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Luke to Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Academic consensus for Luke tends toward: Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Date: AD 80–90. Recipients in mind: Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. This verse leans into faith & justification. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in thousands of manuscripts. Early papyri (P46, P66, P75) from the 2nd-3rd centuries, along with major uncials like Sinaiticus and Vaticanus (4th century), provide strong textual witness. Minor variants exist but do not alter the main meaning.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46