Luke 16:4
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.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and 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
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Read in contextProverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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