Luke 16:4
2 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.
I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5 And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
6 ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
- KJV
- I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
- WEB
- I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
- ASV
- I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
- DARBY
- I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.
- BLB
- I have known what I shall do, so that when I shall have been removed from the management, they might receive me into their houses.’
- ÅB
- Nå vet jeg hva jeg vil gjøre, for at de skal ta imot meg i sine hus når jeg blir avsatt fra husholdningen.
- OTB
- Jeg vet hva jeg skal gjøre, slik at når jeg blir fjernet fra forvaltningen, vil folk ønske meg velkommen inn i sine hjem.'
- B1930
- Nu vet jeg hvad jeg vil gjøre, forat de skal ta imot mig i sine hus når jeg blir avsatt fra husholdningen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Read in contextProverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Read in context