Luke 16:2

And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And he said also to the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do, now that my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? I cannot dig, I am ashamed to beg.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every work into the judgment which there is upon every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool! this night will thy soul he required of thee; and whose will those things be which thou hast laid up?

Luke 19:21For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

1 Corinthians 1:11For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by those of the family of Chloe, that there are dissensions among you.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 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. 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. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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