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

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.

A steward

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of provisions in due season?

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men to Jerusalem.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Wasted

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.