"When evening came, the master said to his steward, "'Call the men and pay them their wages. Begin with the last set and finish with the first.'

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, all of whom contributed to the support of Jesus and His Apostles.

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.'

I see what to do, in order that when I am discharged from the stewardship they may give me a home in their own houses.'

"And the master praised the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for, in relation to their own contemporaries, the men of this age are shrewder than the sons of Light.

And if I preach willingly, I receive my wages; but if against my will, a stewardship has nevertheless been entrusted to me.

but he is under the control of guardians and trustees until the time his father has appointed.

if, that is, you have heard of the work which God has graciously entrusted to me for your benefit,

I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--

To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.