Luke 16:1

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Summary

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.

A certain

Matthew 18:23

Matthew 25:14

A steward

Wasted

Bible References

A certain

For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

A steward

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.

David assembled all the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials, the fighting men, and all the brave warriors.

A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.

Wasted

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it hidden away in a cloth

The one who is truly lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.

She does not recognize
that it is I who gave her the grain,
the new wine, and the oil.
I lavished silver and gold on her,
which they used for Baal.

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.