Luke 16:7
Then he said to another,‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied,‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
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- Song 8:11-12 : 11 Solomon’s Vineyard and the Beloved’s VineyardThe Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. 12 My vineyard, which belongs to me, is at my disposal alone. The thousand shekels belong to you, O Solomon, and two hundred shekels belong to those who maintain it for its fruit.
- Luke 20:9 : 9 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to tell the people this parable:“A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
- Luke 20:12 : 12 So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.
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- Luke 16:1-66 verses85%
1The 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.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
4I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
6The man replied,‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
- Luke 16:8-125 verses77%
8The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.
9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.
10“The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
11If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?
12And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
- Luke 7:41-422 verses74%
41“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.
42When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
- Matt 18:23-264 verses74%
23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
24As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
26Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
- Matt 18:28-325 verses74%
28After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying,‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
30But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.
32Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
- Luke 19:20-256 verses71%
20Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
21For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
23Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’
24And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’
25But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’
- Luke 12:16-183 verses70%
16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- Luke 19:15-162 verses70%
15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’
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42The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
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34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.
- Luke 17:7-82 verses70%
7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
- Matt 25:26-272 verses69%
26But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!
- Matt 20:7-82 verses68%
7They said to him,‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them,‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’
8When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager,‘Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.’
- Matt 20:13-142 verses68%
13And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?
14Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.
- Matt 25:18-192 verses68%
18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.
19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
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2And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
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5Then he said to them,“Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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18Then the second one came and said,‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’
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14He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his own servants.
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13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’