Genesis 39:4

39:4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant.¹ Potiphar appointed Joseph² overseer of his household and put him in charge³ of everything he owned.

Genesis 39:8

39:8 But he refused, saying⁴ to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not give any thought⁵ to his household with me here,⁶ and everything that he owns he has put into my care.⁷

Genesis 39:23

39:23 The warden did not concern himself⁸ with anything that was in Joseph’s⁹ care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

Luke 16:10

16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little¹⁰ is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Luke 19:17

19:17 And the king¹¹ said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful¹² in a very small matter, you will have authority¹³ over ten cities.’

¹sn The Hebrew verb translated became his personal attendant refers to higher domestic service, usually along the lines of a personal attendant. Here Joseph is made the household steward, a position well-attested in Egyptian literature.

²tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Heb “put into his hand.”

⁴tn Heb “and he said.”

⁵tn Heb “know.”

⁶tn The word “here” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁷tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

⁸tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

⁹tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰sn The point of the statement faithful in a very little is that character is shown in how little things are treated.

¹¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn See Luke 16:10.

¹³sn The faithful slave received expanded responsibility (authority over ten cities) as a result of his faithfulness; this in turn is an exhortation to faithfulness for the reader.