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Luke 16:2

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

Revised Version 1895

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

3And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

1 Samuel 2:23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

Ecclesiastes 12:14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Luke 19:21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

1 Corinthians 1:11For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them which are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions 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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