Luke 16:2

1 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

3 The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

4 I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
KJV
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.
WEB
He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And having called him, he said to him, What [is] this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.
BLB
And having called him, he said to him, ‘What [is] this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, for you are not able to manage any longer.’
ÅB
Og han kalte ham for seg og sa til ham: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gjør regnskap for din husholdning! for du kan ikke lenger forestå mitt hus.
OTB
Så han kalte ham og spurte: 'Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi en redegjørelse for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være forvalter.'
B1930
Og han kalte ham for sig og sa til ham: Hvad er dette jeg hører om dig? Gjør regnskap for din husholdning! for du kan ikke lenger forestå mitt hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 2:23–24

    “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

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  • Ecclesiastes 11:9–10

    Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

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  • Revelation 20:12

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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  • 1 Peter 4:5

    But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

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  • 1 Timothy 5:24

    The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:14

    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:2

    Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

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