Luke 16:2

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So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

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  • Gen 3:9-9 : 9 But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?' 10 He said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself.' 11 He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'
  • Gen 4:9-9 : 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' He replied, 'I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?' 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.'
  • Gen 18:20-21 : 20 Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave. 21 'I will go down now and see if what they have done matches the outcry that has come to Me. If not, I will know.'
  • 1 Sam 2:23-24 : 23 So he said to them, ‘Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.’ 24 ‘No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.’
  • Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. 10 Remove vexation from your heart and put away distress from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are fleeting.
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
  • Matt 12:36 : 36 I tell you, on the Day of Judgment, people will give an account for every idle word they speak.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
  • Luke 19:21-26 : 21 'For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' 22 He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?' 23 'Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?' 24 Then he said to those standing by, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.' 25 (They said to him, 'Master, he already has ten minas!') 26 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'
  • Rom 14:12 : 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
  • 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you.
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore, do not judge anything before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will disclose the motives of hearts. At that time, each person will receive praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:24 : 24 The sins of some people are obvious, leading them to judgment ahead of them, but the sins of others follow after.
  • 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

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  • Luke 16:1
    88%

    1Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.

  • Luke 16:3-13
    11 verses
    86%

    3The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'

    4'I know what I will do so that, when I am removed from my position, people will welcome me into their homes.'

    5So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

    6The man replied, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'

    7Then he asked another, 'And how much do you owe?' The man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' The manager told him, 'Take your bill and write eighty.'

    8The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

    9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

    10Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

    11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

    12And if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is truly yours?

    13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Luke 12:42-44
    3 verses
    79%

    42The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 19:19-24
    6 verses
    76%

    19And he said to him, 'You also will be in charge of five cities.'

    20Another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth.'

    21'For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'

    22He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'

    23'Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?'

    24Then he said to those standing by, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'

  • Luke 19:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, so he could find out what they had gained by doing business.

    16The first came forward, saying, 'Lord, your mina has earned ten more minas.'

    17And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

  • 1 Cor 4:2
    74%

    2Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.

  • Matt 25:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

    26His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.

    27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return, I would have received it back with interest.

    28So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

  • Luke 19:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12So he said, "A nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.

    13"He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business until I come back.'

  • Matt 25:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

    19After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

  • Matt 18:23
    73%

    23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • Luke 15:26
    73%

    26So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.

  • Matt 24:47
    73%

    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • Matt 25:14
    72%

    14For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

  • Luke 15:11
    72%

    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Luke 14:21
    72%

    21The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Luke 19:26
    72%

    26'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'

  • Luke 12:16
    72%

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Luke 12:46
    72%

    46the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Matt 25:30
    72%

    30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Mark 12:2
    72%

    2At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Matt 18:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

    32Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.'

  • Matt 18:25
    71%

    25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

  • Luke 12:20
    71%

    20But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'

  • Luke 15:3
    71%

    3So He told them this parable, saying: