Luke 16:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

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  • Gen 3:9-9 : 9 And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, `Where `art' thou?' 10 and he saith, `Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.' 11 And He saith, `Who hath declared to thee that thou `art' naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?'
  • Gen 4:9-9 : 9 And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where `is' Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?' 10 And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;
  • Gen 18:20-21 : 20 And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous: 21 I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely -- and if not -- I know;'
  • 1 Sam 2:23-24 : 23 and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these! 24 Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. --
  • Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment. 10 And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age `are' vanity!
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
  • Matt 12:36 : 36 `And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
  • Luke 19:21-26 : 21 for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. 22 `And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow! 23 and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it? 24 `And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds -- 25 (and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) -- 26 for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,
  • Rom 14:12 : 12 so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;
  • 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things `done' through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;
  • 1 Tim 5:24 : 24 of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;
  • 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 who shall give an account to Him who is ready to judge living and dead,
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works;

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