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.

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  • Ecclesiastes 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.

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  • Revelation 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.

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  • 1 Peter 4:5

    Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

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  • 2 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.

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  • 1 Timothy 5:24

    Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:14

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:2

    Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

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