Parallel Verses

World English Bible

He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

New American Standard Bible

Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

International Standard Version

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

A Conservative Version

And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Now Jesus was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager [of his estate], and accusations [against this man] were brought to him, that this man was squandering his [master’s] possessions.

An Understandable Version

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a property manager who was reported to be squandering his possessions.

Anderson New Testament

And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

Bible in Basic English

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

Common New Testament

He also said to his disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus said likewise to his disciples, a certain rich man had an information against his steward, for making havock of his estate.

Darby Translation

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.

Godbey New Testament

And He also spoke to His disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was slandered to him as wasting his goods.

Goodspeed New Testament

And he said to his disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and it was reported to him that this man was squandering his property.

John Wesley New Testament

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And he said to his disciples, A certain man was rich, who had a steward; and he was slandered to him as dispersing his goods.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he also said to the disciples, "A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.

Modern King James verseion

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said also unto his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, that was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Moffatt New Testament

He also said to the disciples: "There was a rich man who had a factor, and this factor, he found, was accused of misapplying his property.

Montgomery New Testament

To his disciples he said: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property.

NET Bible

Jesus also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

New Heart English Bible

He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

AND he also said to the disciples, There was a certain rich man that had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his property.

The Emphasized Bible

And he went on to say, unto his disciples also, - There was, a certain rich man, who had a steward, and, the same, was accused to him as squandering his goods.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

THEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Jesus said to his disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

He said also to His disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward, about whom a report was brought to him, that he was wasting his property.

Williams New Testament

Now He was saying to the disciples: "Once there was a rich man who had a household manager, and he was accused to his master of squandering the latter's property.

Worrell New Testament

And He said also to His disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and the same was accused to him as squandering his goods.

Worsley New Testament

And He said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he said
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

his



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

πλούσιος 
Plousios 
Usage: 15

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

had
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

οἰκονόμος 
Oikonomos 
Usage: 6

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the same
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

διαβάλλω 
Diaballo 
Usage: 0


Usage: 0

ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

he had wasted
διασκορπίζω 
Diaskorpizo 
Usage: 3

References

American

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Context Readings

The Parable Of The Dishonest Manager

1 He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'


Cross References

Luke 15:13

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Luke 15:30

But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

Genesis 15:2

Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

Genesis 43:19

They came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

1 Chronicles 28:1

David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

Proverbs 18:9

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

Hosea 2:8

For she did not know that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

Matthew 18:23-24

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

Matthew 25:14-30

"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

Luke 8:3

and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.

Luke 16:19

"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

Luke 19:20

Another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries.

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

James 4:3

You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

1 Peter 4:10

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

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