Luke 16:2

And calling him, he said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

English Majority Text (NT)

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

1He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

3“Then the manager said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the management away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

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Cross References

Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘ You fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?’

Luke 19:21For I feared you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

1 Corinthians 1:11For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe's household, that there is quarreling among you.

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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