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Luke 16:2

So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won't be continuing as manager.’

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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

1Jesus told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master.

3The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:9“Where is your brother Abel?” the Lord asked Cain. “How should I know?” he replied. “Am I supposed to be my brother's care-giver?”

1 Samuel 2:23He asked them, “Why are you doing all this? I keep on hearing from everyone about your evil actions.

Ecclesiastes 12:14God is going to judge us for everything we do, including what we do secretly, whether good or bad.

Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Your life will be demanded back this very night, and then who will get everything you've stored up?’

Luke 19:21I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’

1 Corinthians 1:11For I have been told things about you, my brothers and sisters, by some of Chloe's people—that you are quarreling among yourselves.

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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