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

1 Peter 4:10

Wasted

Bible References

A certain

For this reason the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king, who resolved to settle accounts with his slaves.

"For it is just like a man who was going on a journey, and called in his slaves, and put his property in their hands.

A steward

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them with their means.

And the Master said, "Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful manager, whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

Whatever the endowment God has given you, use it in service to one another, like good dispensers of God's varied mercy.

Wasted

"There was once a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linen, and to live in luxury every day.

Not many days later, the younger son gathered up all he had, and went away to a distant country, and there he squandered his property by fast living.

And the other one came in and said, 'Here is your twenty dollars, sir. I have kept it put away in a handkerchief,

You ask and fail to get them because you ask with wrong motives, to spend them on your pleasures.