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Luke 16:3–5

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Then 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.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
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From verse 3

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:11Rank 1 from verse 3
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    11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

  2. Acts 3:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

  3. Esther 6:6Rank 3 from verse 3
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    6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

  4. Hosea 9:5Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?

  5. Isaiah 10:3Rank 5 from verse 3
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    3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

  6. Jeremiah 5:31Rank 6 from verse 3
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    31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

  7. John 9:8Rank 7 from verse 3
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    8¶ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

  8. Luke 12:17Rank 8 from verse 3
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    17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

  9. Luke 16:20Rank 9 from verse 3
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    20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  10. Luke 16:22Rank 10 from verse 3
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    22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

  11. Luke 18:4Rank 11 from verse 3
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    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

  12. Mark 10:46Rank 12 from verse 3
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    46¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.

  13. Proverbs 13:4Rank 13 from verse 3
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  14. Proverbs 18:9Rank 14 from verse 3
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    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  15. Proverbs 19:15Rank 15 from verse 3
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  16. Proverbs 20:4Rank 16 from verse 3
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  17. Proverbs 21:25–26Rank 17 from verse 3
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    25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  18. Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 18 from verse 3
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

    31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

    32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  19. Proverbs 26:13–16Rank 19 from verse 3
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  20. Proverbs 27:23–27Rank 20 from verse 3
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    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

    24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

    25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

    26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

    27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

  21. Proverbs 29:21Rank 21 from verse 3
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    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

  22. Acts 9:6Rank 22 from verse 3
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    6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

  23. Proverbs 15:19Rank 23 from verse 3
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    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

From verse 4

  1. James 3:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

  2. Jeremiah 4:22Rank 2 from verse 4
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    22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

  3. Proverbs 30:9Rank 3 from verse 4
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    9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

From verse 5

  1. Luke 7:41–42Rank 1 from verse 5
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    41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

    42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

  2. Matthew 18:24Rank 2 from verse 5
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    24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 16:3

COMBINED MEANING

steward

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

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

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

taketh

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Third-person singular present form of take: receives, seizes, carries, accepts, chooses, or lays hold of.

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dig

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To break, turn up, or remove earth; to excavate or make an opening in the ground.

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beg

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To ask alms or charity; to practice begging; to live by asking alms.

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

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ashamed

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1. Brought to shame, dishonour, confusion, or disappointed expectation. 2. Feeling or showing shame or embarrassment because of conduct, condition, or exposure. 3. Unwilling or reluctant to own, acknowledge, associate with, or do something because of shame.

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Luke 16:4

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

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Luke 16:5

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

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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

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debtors

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Sense 1: Persons who owe money or are under an obligation. Sense 2: Figuratively, persons whose offenses are treated as a debt.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

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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?

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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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