Luke 16:2

And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

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In The King James Version

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

In Context

1And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

3And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:9And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

1 Samuel 2:23And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

Ecclesiastes 12:14God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

Luke 12:20But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

Luke 19:21Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

1 Corinthians 1:11Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 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. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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