Luke 16:4 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 16:4

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

BSB

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ASV

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

KJV

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Letter 121, Chapter 6 (420)

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).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

I am resolved what to do,.... Or "I know what to do"; I have a scheme in my head, and I am determined to execute it, which will provide for me, and secure me a maintenance: that when I am put out of the stewardship; drove from Jerusalem, and from the temple and the synagogues: they may receive me into their houses; either Jews or Gentiles, after their dispersion.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They may receive me - That is, the debtors and tenants, who paid their debts and rents, not in money, but in kind; such as wheat, oil, and other produce of their lands.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔγνων	egnōn	I know	G1097 →
τί	ti	what	G5101 →
ποιήσω,	poiēsō	I may do	G4160 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ὅταν	hotan	when	G3752 →
μετασταθῶ	metastathō	I may have been removed	G3179 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
οἰκονομίας	oikonomias	management	G3622 →
δέξωνταί	dexōntai	they may receive	G1209 →
με	me	me	G3165 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
οἴκους	oikous	homes	G3624 →
αὐτῶν.	autōn	of them.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
leads to
- James 3:17
  But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Through
Jeremiah 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.”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
  Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- Romans 16:19
  Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
- Jeremiah 5:21
  “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
- Romans 3:11
  There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
Through
Proverbs 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.
leads to
- Hosea 13:6
  When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
- Deuteronomy 31:20
  When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to…
- Ezekiel 16:49–50
  Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke