Luke 16:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Jesus 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} he said{G3004} also{G2532} unto{G4314} the{G846} disciples,{G3101} There was{G2258} a certain{G5100} rich{G4145} man,{G444} who{G3739} had{G2192} a steward;{G3623} and{G2532} the same{G3778} was accused{G1225} unto him{G846} that{G5613} he was wasting{G1287} his{G846} goods.{G5224}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} he said{G3004}{(G5707)} also{G2532} unto{G4314} his{G846} disciples{G3101}, There was{G2258}{(G5713)} a certain{G5100} rich{G4145} man{G444}, which{G3739} had{G2192}{(G5707)} a steward{G3623}; and{G2532} the same{G3778} was accused{G1225}{(G5681)} unto him{G846} that{G5613} he had wasted{G1287}{(G5723)} his{G846} goods{G5224}{(G5723)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he sayd also vnto his disciples. Ther was a certayne rych man which had a stewarde that was acused vnto him that he had wasted his goodes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He sayde also vnto his disciples: There was a certayne riche man, which had a stewarde, that was accused vnto him, that he had waisted his goodes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayde also vnto his disciples. There was a certayne riche man, which had a stewarde, and the same was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goodes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 15:13 : 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And 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 food in due season?
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
  • Luke 19:20 : 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
  • 1 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Let a man account of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money;
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 As every person has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
  • Gen 43:19 : 19 And they drew near to the steward of Joseph's house, and spoke with him at the door of the house,
  • 1 Chr 28:1 : 1 And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the captains of the divisions that served the king by turns, the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, and all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.
  • Hos 2:8 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
  • Matt 18:23-24 : 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
  • Matt 25:14-30 : 14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his own ability; and immediately went on his journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them. 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things; enter into the joy of your lord. 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them. 23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things; enter into the joy of your lord. 24 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground; look, there you have what is yours. 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 Therefore, you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received my own with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Luke 8:3 : 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him out of their means.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    88%

    2 And he called him and said to him, How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.

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

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

    5 So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, How much do you owe my master?

    6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

    7 Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.

    8 And the master 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.

    9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

    10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in what is least is also unjust in much.

    11 If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

    12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you what is your own?

    13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

    14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they ridiculed him.

  • Luke 12:15-17
    3 verses
    80%

    15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

    16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

    17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops?

  • Luke 12:42
    78%

    42 And 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 food in due season?

  • Luke 16:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:

    20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  • Luke 15:11-14
    4 verses
    76%

    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

    12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his livelihood.

    13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

  • Luke 15:3
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    3 And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

  • Luke 19:15-16
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    15 And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

    16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.

  • Luke 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

    21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Luke 14:16
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    16 Then he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many:

  • Luke 19:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

    13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them, Do business till I come.

  • Matt 18:23-25
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    23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

    24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

    25 But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

  • Matt 25:14
    74%

    14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.

  • Mark 12:1-2
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    73%

    1 And he began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went into a far country.

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

  • Matt 24:47
    73%

    47 Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

  • Matt 25:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.

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

  • Luke 14:21
    72%

    21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the lame, and the blind.

  • Luke 7:41
    72%

    41 There was a certain creditor who had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

  • Luke 19:22-24
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    72%

    22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

    23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?

    24 And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.

  • 2 Sam 12:2
    72%

    2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.

  • Luke 19:26
    72%

    26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Luke 20:9
    72%

    9 Then he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to tenant farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.

  • Luke 15:26
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    26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

  • Luke 21:1
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    1 And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.