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Luke 16:2

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account (o. logos) of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.

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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 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.

3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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

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

Luke 12:20But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

Luke 19:21For I feared you, because you are an austere man: you take up that you layed not down, and reap that you did not sow.

1 Corinthians 1:11For it has been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house 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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