Luke 16:4–6
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
I am resolued what to doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue 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?
So hee called euery one of his lords detters vnto him, and said vnto the first, How much owest thou vnto my lord?
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
And hee said, An hundred †measures of oyle. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickly, and write fiftie.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThe word Batus in the originall conteineth nine gallons 3. quarts.
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- James 3:15Rank 1 from verse 4
- Jeremiah 4:22Rank 2 from verse 4
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.
22For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me, they are sottish children, and they haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe good they haue no knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:9Rank 3 from verse 4
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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?
41There was a certaine creditour, which had two debtors: the one ought fiue hundred †pence, and the other fiftie.
42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgaue them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will loue him most?
- Matthew 18:24Rank 2 from verse 5
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- Titus 2:10Rank 2 from verse 6
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.
9And I say vnto you, Make to your selues friends of the ‖Mammon of vnrighteousnesse, that when ye faile, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.
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Luke 16:4
Determined or decided in mind upon a course of action.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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stewardship
The office of a steward.
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To take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain what is given or presented.
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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
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.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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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.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Luke 16:6
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.
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1. An oily substance, especially olive oil. 2. To anoint or supply with oil.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A written document or statement. Sense 2: A hooked cutting tool. Sense 3: A bird's beak.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Speedily, promptly, immediately, suddenly, or without delay.
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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.
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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.
16:1¶ And hee said also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine rich man which had a Steward, and the same was accused vnto 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.
16:2And hee called him, and said vnto him, How is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accompt of thy stewardship: for thou mayest bee 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.
16:3Then the Steward said within himselfe, What shall I doe, for my lord taketh away from mee the Stewardship? I cannot digge, to begge 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.
16:4I am resolued what to doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue me into their houses.
Selected passage16:5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
16:5So hee called euery one of his lords detters vnto him, and said vnto the first, How much owest thou vnto my lord?
Selected passage16:6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
16:6And hee said, An hundred †measures of oyle. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickly, and write fiftie.
Selected passage16:7Then 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.
16:7Then said hee to another, And how much owest thou? And hee said, An hundred †measures of wheat. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill and write fourescore.
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.
16:8And the lord commended the vniust Steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser then 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.
16:9And I say vnto you, Make to your selues friends of the ‖Mammon of vnrighteousnesse, that when ye faile, they may receiue you into euerlasting 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.
16:10Hee that is faithfull in that which is least, is faithfull also in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.
16:11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
16:11If therefore yee haue not bene faithfull in the vnrighteous ‖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?
16:12And if ye haue not bene faithful in that which is another mans, who shall giue you that which is your owne?