Luke 16:2

and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about you? Render the account of your stewardship, for you may not be steward any longer.

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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 He also said to His disciples, “A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

3And the steward said in himself, What will I do, because my lord takes away the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig, I am ashamed to beg—

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Cross References

Genesis 4:9And YHWH says to Cain, “Where [is] your brother Abel?” And he says, “I have not known; am I my brother’s keeper?”

1 Samuel 2:23and he says to them, “Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil words from all the people—these!

Ecclesiastes 12:14For every work God brings into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.”

Luke 12:20And God said to him, Unthinking [one]! This night your life is required of you, and what things you prepared—to whom will they be [given]?

Luke 19:21for I was afraid of you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.

1 Corinthians 1:11for it was signified to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that contentions are 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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