Luke 16:2
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.
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 the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 11:9–10
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Read in contextRevelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Read in context1 Peter 4:5
Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:24
Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
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