Luke 16:2

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So 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.’

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  • Gen 3:9-9 : 9 But the LORD God called to the man and said to him,“Where are you?” 10 The man replied,“I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.” 11 And the LORD God said,“Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat 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?” And he replied,“I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?” 10 But the LORD said,“What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!
  • Gen 18:20-21 : 20 So the LORD said,“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant 21 that I must go down and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests. If not, I want to know.”
  • 1 Sam 2:23-24 : 23 So he said to them,“Why do you do these things, these evil things which I hear about from all these people? 24 No, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the LORD’s people is not good.
  • Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions. 10 Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
  • Matt 12:36 : 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 The 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?
  • Luke 19:21-26 : 21 For 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.’ 22 The 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? 23 Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’ 24 And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’ 25 But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’ 26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
  • Rom 14:12 : 12 Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
  • 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:24 : 24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.
  • 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 They will face a reckoning before Jesus Christ who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened– the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.

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  • Luke 16:1
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    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.

  • Luke 16:3-13
    11 verses
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    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.’

    7Then 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.’

    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?

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

  • Luke 12:42-44
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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?

    43Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

    44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 19:19-24
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    76%

    19So the king said to him,‘And you are to be over five cities.’

    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.’

  • Luke 19:15-17
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    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.’

    17And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

  • Matt 25:26-28
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    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!

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

  • Luke 19:12-13
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    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

    13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’

  • Matt 25:18-19
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    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.

  • Matt 18:23
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    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.

  • Luke 15:26
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    26So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

  • Matt 24:47
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    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    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 25:14
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    14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

  • Luke 15:11
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    11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.

  • Luke 14:21
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    21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Luke 19:26
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    26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

  • Luke 12:46
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    46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Mark 12:2
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    2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

  • Matt 18:31-32
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    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!

  • Matt 18:25
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    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.

  • Luke 12:20
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    20But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

  • Luke 15:3
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    3So Jesus told them this parable: