Luke 16:1

And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.

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In The King James Version

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

In Context

2And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:2And Abram said, O lord LORD, what will thou give me, since I go childless. And he who shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

1 Chronicles 28:1And David assembled all the rulers of Israel, the rulers of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the su

Hosea 2:8For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

Matthew 25:14For, like a man going on a journey, he called his own bondmen, and delivered to them the things possessed by him.

Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise manager whom his lord will appoint over his service to give the provision on time?

Luke 15:30But when this thy son came, who has devoured thy living with harlots, thou killed for him the fatted calf.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:1

The scope of Christ's discourse in this chapter is to awaken and quicken us all so to use this world as not to abuse it, so to manage all our possessions and enjoyments here as that they may make for us, and may not make against us in the other world; for they will do either the one or the other, according as we use them now. I. If we do good with them, and lay out what we have in works of piety and charity, we shall reap the benefit of it in the world to come; and this he shows in the parable of the unjust… Read the whole commentary →

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