Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So he called for him and asked him, "What's this I hear about you? You can't be my manager any longer. Now give me a report about your management!'
A Conservative Version
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.
American Standard Version
And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
So, he called his property manager in and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in a [full] report of [all] your financial transactions, for you are not working for me anymore.'
Anderson New Testament
And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.
Bible in Basic English
And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
Common New Testament
So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
upon making him appear, he said to him, what information is this, I hear against thee? give an account of your administration, for you must not be my steward any longer.
Darby Translation
And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.
Godbey New Testament
And having called him, he said to him, What is this which I hear concerning thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou art not able to be steward any longer.
Goodspeed New Testament
So he called him in and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Make an accounting for your conduct of my affairs, for you cannot be manager any longer!'
John Wesley New Testament
And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.
Julia Smith Translation
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.
King James 2000
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he summoned him [and] said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, because you can no longer manage.'
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he called him, and said unto him, 'How is it, that I hear this of thee? Give accounts of thy stewardship. For thou mayest be no longer my steward.'
Moffatt New Testament
So he summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Hand in your accounts; you cannot be factor any longer.'
Montgomery New Testament
"He called to him to him and said: "'What is this that I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward.'
NET Bible
So he called the manager in and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.'
New Heart English Bible
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.'
Noyes New Testament
And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
Sawyer New Testament
And calling him, he said to him, What is this which I hear of you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer a steward.
The Emphasized Bible
And, accosting him, he said unto him - What is this I hear of thee? Render the account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer be steward.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So the master called him and said 'What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.'
Webster
And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Weymouth New Testament
He called him and said, "'What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship, for I cannot let you hold it any longer.'
Williams New Testament
So he called the manager to him and said, 'What is this that I am hearing about you? Balance your accounts and show how you are conducting my affairs, for you cannot be manager any longer.'
World English Bible
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.'
Worrell New Testament
And, calling him, he said to him, 'What is this I hear of you? Render the account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer steward.'
Worsley New Testament
And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.
Youngs Literal Translation
and having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » The unjust steward
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The unjust steward
Malfeasance in office » Instances of » The steward mentioned in one of the parables of jesus
Parables » Parables of Christ » Unjust steward
Privileges » Misused » Withdrawn
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Dishonest Manager
1 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. 2 And he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward. 3 And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:9-11
And Jehovah God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?
Genesis 4:9-10
And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 18:20-21
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
1 Samuel 2:23-24
And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all the people.
Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
Rejoice, in your youth, young man; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether evil.
Matthew 12:36
But I say to you that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?
Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall set over his houseservants, to give them their portion of food in season?
Luke 19:21-26
For I feared you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.
Romans 14:12
So then each one of us will give account concerning himself to God.
1 Corinthians 1:11
For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1 Corinthians 4:2
And the rest, it is sought among stewards that one be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall each one have praise of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to that which he has done, whether good or bad.
1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the body of elders.
1 Timothy 5:24
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment. And some they also follow after.
1 Peter 4:5
But they shall give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
1 Peter 4:10
each one as he received a gift, ministering it to yourselves as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the small and the great, stand before God. And books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.