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Luke 16:1–2

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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.
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.
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From verse 1

  1. 1 Peter 4:10Rank 1 from verse 1
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    10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

  2. Matthew 25:14–30Rank 2 from verse 1
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    14¶ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

    15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

    16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

    17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

    18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

    19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

    20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

    21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

    22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

    23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

    24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

    25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

    26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

    27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

    28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

    29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

    30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  3. 1 Corinthians 4:1–2Rank 3 from verse 1
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    1LET a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

    2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

  4. James 4:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

  5. Luke 12:42Rank 5 from verse 1
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    42And 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 meat in due season?

  6. Titus 1:7Rank 6 from verse 1
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    7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

  7. Luke 15:13Rank 7 from verse 1
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    13And 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.

  8. Luke 15:30Rank 8 from verse 1
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    30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

  9. Luke 19:20Rank 9 from verse 1
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    20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

  10. Matthew 18:23–24Rank 10 from verse 1
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    23¶ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

    24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

  11. Proverbs 18:9Rank 11 from verse 1
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    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  12. 1 Chronicles 28:1Rank 12 from verse 1
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    1AND 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, unto Jerusalem.

  13. Genesis 43:19Rank 13 from verse 1
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    19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

  14. Hosea 2:8Rank 14 from verse 1
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    8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

  15. Luke 16:19Rank 15 from verse 1
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    19¶ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

  16. Luke 8:3Rank 16 from verse 1
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    3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

  17. Genesis 15:2Rank 17 from verse 1
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    2And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

From verse 2

  1. 1 Peter 4:5Rank 1 from verse 2
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    5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:23–24Rank 2 from verse 2
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    23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

    24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.

  3. 1 Timothy 5:24Rank 3 from verse 2
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    24Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

  4. 2 Corinthians 5:10Rank 4 from verse 2
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    10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

  5. Ecclesiastes 11:9–10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

    10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:14Rank 6 from verse 2
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    14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

  7. Revelation 20:12Rank 7 from verse 2
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    12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the 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.

  8. 1 Corinthians 1:11Rank 8 from verse 2
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    11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

  9. 1 Corinthians 4:2Rank 9 from verse 2
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    2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

  10. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 10 from verse 2
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  11. 1 Peter 4:10Rank 11 from verse 2
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    10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

  12. 1 Timothy 4:14Rank 12 from verse 2
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    14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

  13. Genesis 3:9–11Rank 13 from verse 2
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    9And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

    10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

    11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

  14. Genesis 4:9–10Rank 14 from verse 2
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    9¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

  15. Luke 12:20Rank 15 from verse 2
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    20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  16. Luke 12:42Rank 16 from verse 2
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    42And 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 meat in due season?

  17. Luke 19:21–26Rank 17 from verse 2
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    21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

    22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

    23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

    24And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

    25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

    26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

  18. Matthew 12:36Rank 18 from verse 2
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    36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

  19. Romans 14:12Rank 19 from verse 2
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    12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

  20. Genesis 18:20–21Rank 20 from verse 2
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    20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

    21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

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Luke 16:1

COMBINED MEANING

certain

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1. A particular person, thing, place, time, amount, or number not named or not further specified; also some members or portion of a group. 2. Sure, settled, true, reliable, or known beyond doubt.

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COMBINED MEANING

rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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steward

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One entrusted to manage another's household, goods, affairs, or responsibilities.

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COMBINED MEANING

accused

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of accuse, meaning to charge with a fault or offence; to allege guilt or blame against.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wasted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of waste, meaning to consume, devour, destroy, ravage, or desolate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

goods

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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Luke 16:2

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

account

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Sense 1: A reckoning, record, report, or explanation. Sense 2: As a verb, to reckon, consider, or give an account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

steward

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One entrusted to manage another's household, goods, affairs, or responsibilities.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16:1AND 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.

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16:2And 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.

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16:3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

16:4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

16:5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

16:6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

16:7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

16:10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

16:11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

16:12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

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