Luke 16:1

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

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KJV

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.

ASV

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

YLT

And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

DBT

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

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You proposed a little question about the Gospel of Luke (Chapter 16, verse 1 et seq.): Who is the steward of iniquity who is praised by the voice of the Lord? When I wanted to know the reason for this and from which source it came, I examined the volume of the Gospel, and I found among other things that, as the tax collectors and sinners approached the Saviour to hear him, the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, "Why does this one receive sinners and eat with them?" (Luke 15:2).

Jerome· Letter 121, Chapter 6, 420patristic

Related commentary

And he said also to his disciples,.... The Syriac version adds, "a parable", as the following is; and which is directed to the disciples, as those in the preceding chapter are to the Pharisees; and who also are designed in this; though it is particularly spoken to the disciples, because it might be of some use to them, with respect, to the stewardship they were in.

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

His disciples - The word disciples, here, is not to be restricted to the twelve apostles or to the seventy. The parable appears to have been addressed to all the professed followers of the Saviour who were present when it was delivered. It is connected with that in the preceding chapter. Jesus had there been discoursing with the scribes and Pharisees, and vindicating his conduct in receiving kindly publicans and sinners. These publicans and sinners are here particularly referred to by the word disciples. It was with reference to them that the whole discourse had arisen.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Our Saviour here compares these, and shows that though our faithful use of the things of this world cannot be thought to merit any favour at the hand of God, yet our unfaithfulness in the use of them may be justly reckoned a forfeiture of that grace which is necessary to bring us to glory, and that is it which our Saviour here shows,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

29 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

1 Peter 4:10
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
Matthew 25:14
For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
1 Corinthians 4:1–2
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Luke 12:42
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
Matthew 25:29
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Titus 1:7
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Luke 15:13
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Luke 19:20
Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.

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More cross-references17 further linked verses, grouped by book▾ open

Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.

Genesis4

2 Kings1

2 Kings 12:15No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the…

1 Chronicles1

1 Chronicles 28:1Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the…

Proverbs2

Ecclesiastes1

Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to…

Hosea1

Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new…

Matthew3

Matthew 25:19

Luke2

John1

John 6:12And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that…

1 Corinthians1

1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on…

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 4:10
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
  So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 12:6–8
  We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 1 Corinthians 12:4–11
  There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- Mark 10:45
  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
Through
James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
leads to
- 1 John 5:14
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- 1 John 3:22
  and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- James 1:6–7
  But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

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