Luke 16:10

16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little ¹  is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Luke 12:26

12:26 So if ²  you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about ³  the rest?

Luke 19:17

19:17 And the king ⁴  said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful ⁵  in a very small matter, you will have authority ⁶  over ten cities.’

¹ sn The point of the statement faithful in a very little is that character is shown in how little things are treated.

² tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.

³ tn Or “why are you anxious for.”

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn See Luke 16:10.

⁵ sn 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.