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Verse Luke 16:3. _I CANNOT DIG_] He could not submit to become a
common day-labourer, which was both a _severe_ and _base_ employment:
_To beg_ _I am ashamed_. And as these were the only _honest_ way...
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SAID WITHIN HIMSELF - Thought, or considered.
MY LORD - My master, my employer.
I CANNOT DIG - This may mean either that his employment had been such
that he could not engage in agriculture, not havi...
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CHAPTER 16
_ 1. The Unjust Steward. (Luke 16:1)_
2. The Impossible Service. (Luke 16:13)
3. The Deriding Pharisees Answered. (Luke 16:14)
4. Concerning Divorce. ...
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PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD (Lk. only). It has been suggested that a
better title would be The Shrewd Agent. At any rate the epithet
unrighteous has as much reference (if not more) to Luke 16:1 as t...
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A BAD MAN'S GOOD EXAMPLE (Luke 16:1-13)...
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Jesus said to his disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward.
He received information against the steward which alleged that he was
dissipating his goods. He called him, and said to him, 'What...
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WITHIN. in. Greek. _en._ App-104.
LORD. master, as in Luke 16:13. App-98. A.
TAKETH AWAY. is taking away.
FROM. Greek. _apo._ App-104.
I CANNOT DIG, &c.. to dig,. am not (Greek. _ou._ App-105) str...
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_1 cannot dig_ Rather, TO DIG I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
_to beg I am ashamed_ Sir 40:28, "better die than beg....
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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ΣΚΆΠΤΕΙΝ ΟΥ̓Κ ἸΣΧΎΩ. ‘To dig I am not strong
enough.’
ἘΠΑΙΤΕΙ͂Ν ΑἸΣΧΎΝΟΜΑΙ. Sir 40:28, “better die
than beg.”...
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Luke 16:1-13. THE UNJUST STEWARD...
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Ver 1. And he said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man,
which had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had
wasted his goods. 2. And he called him, and said to him, How is it
t...
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_THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD -- LUKE 16:1-13:_ The parable of
the unjust steward is the most difficult parable in the gospels. The
steward had wasted his Lord's money, either deliberately or
acc...
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ΠΟΙΉΣΩ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать.
Совещательный _conj._, "что мне делать?"
ΑΦΑΙΡΕΊΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. от_ ΆΦΑΙΡΈΩ (G851)
отнимать. _Praes._ указывает, что процесс
имел место, но еще...
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I CANNOT DIG;— Commentators have shewn that the word
σκαπτειν, which we render _to dig,_ signifies in general to
cultivate the land, and especially to prepare it for seed, which was
one of the most la...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward
Scripture_
Luke 16:1-18 And he said unto the disciples, There was a certain rich
man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Be Shrewd (Luke 16:1-13)
16 He also said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a
steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his
goods. 2A...
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13 Compare Job_21:14-15.
17 Compare Jer_31:18-20.
17 The first desire of the prodigal and of all awakened sinners is to
do something themselves to ameliorate their evil condition. "What must
I do to...
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THE UNJUST STEWARD. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS
1-13. Parable of the Unjust Steward (peculiar to Lk). The details of
this somewhat difficult parable are probably not significant. It is
intended to illust...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 16
THE *PARABLE OF THE UNJUST MANAGER 16:1-8
V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘A rich man had a servant who
managed his property. The rich man heard...
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I CANNOT DIG; TO BEG I AM ASHAMED. — In the outer framework of the
parable there is something eminently characteristic in this utterance
of the steward’s thoughts. He has lost the manliness and streng...
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εἶπε ἐν ἑ.: a Hebraism, as in Matthew 3:9; Matthew 9:3. The
steward deliberates on the situation. He sees that his master has
decided against him, and considers what he is to do next, running
rapidly...
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_The parable of the unjust steward_....
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THE RIGHT USE OF MONEY
Luke 16:1-13
We are all stewards, but how much we waste! Well might our Master
deprive us of our post and trust! The unjust steward used his
opportunity of ingratiating himself...
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The Master had a lesson to teach His disciples on the subject of
earthly wealth, and He made use of this unjust steward for purposes of
illustration only. The element in the action of the steward whic...
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CHAPTER 13
THE UNJUST STEWARD
Luke 16:1-13. “ _And He continued to speak to His disciples_, _There
was a certain rich man who had a steward_, _and he was falsely accused
to him as wasting his goods_...
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1 _st. Luke 16:1-13_. _The Unjust Steward._
Is there a connection between this lesson on riches and the preceding?
The formula ἔλεγε δὲ καί, _and He said also_ (Luke 16:1),
seems to indicate that ther...
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And first the parable: Luke 16:1-9.
In this portraiture, as in some others, Jesus does not scruple to use
the example of the wicked for the purpose of stimulating His
disciples. And in fact, in the mi...
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This piece contains: 1 _st._ The parable of the unjust steward, with
accompanying reflections (Luke 16:1-13); 2 _d._ Reflections forming an
introduction to the parable of the wicked rich man, and the...
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(1) 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. (2) And he called him, and said unto him, Ho...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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_THE MAN WHO ACTED WISELY_
‘There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; … And the lord
commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely.’
Luke 16:1
This parable draws a lesson from t...
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In chapter 16, the effect of grace on conduct is presented, and the
contrast that exists (the dispensation being changed) between the
conduct that Christianity requires with regard to the things of th...
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THEN THE STEWARD SAID WITHIN HIMSELF,.... As the Scribes and Pharisees
were wont to do, Matthew 3:9
WHAT SHALL I DO? he does not say, what will become of me? I am undone,
and what shall I do to be sa...
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Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord
taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed.
Ver. 3. _I cannot dig, &c._] They that will get wisdom must...
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_And he called him, and said, How is it that I hear this of thee_ His
lord, having called him, told him what was laid to his charge; and as
he did not pretend to deny the accusation, he ordered him to...
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SAID WITHIN HIMSELF; he thought.
I CANNOT DIG; work at any service labor....
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THEN THE STEWARD SAID WITHIN HIMSELF, WHAT SHALL I DO? FOR MY LORD
TAKETH AWAY FROM ME THE STEWARDSHIP; I CANNOT DIG; TO BEG I AM
ASHAMED....
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The deliberations with their result:...
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A PARABLE AS TO THE USE OF THE MASTER'S GOODS
(vs.1-13)
Now the Lord turned to address His disciples. For though it is pure
grace that saves and finds deep delight in the repentance of a sinner,
yet...
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1-12 Whatever we have, the property of it is God's; we have only the
use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his
honour. This steward wasted his lord's goods. And we are all...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 16:1...
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Luke 16:3 Then G1161 steward G3623 said G2036 (G5627) within G1722
himself G1438 What G5101 do G4160 ...
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“And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that
my lord is taking away the stewardship from me? I do not have the
strength to dig, to beg I am ashamed.”
This makes the estate manag...
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THE PARABLE OF THE ASTUTE STEWARD (16:1-13).
Jesus now tells a parable about an astute but careless estate manager
who is failing to do his job properly. It is reported that he is
‘wasting' his lord's...
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The _second_ division of the discourse (chaps, Luke 10:1 to Luke
17:10), addressed _to the disciples._ The parable it contains presents
great difficulties to the interpreter ; although the sense of th...
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THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the
whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist.
A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
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WITHIN HIMSELF
(εν εαυτω). As soon as he had time to think the thing over
carefully. He knew that he was guilty of embezzlement of the Master's
funds.TAKETH AWAY
(αφαιρειτα). Present (linear) mid...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the unjust steward. Jesus answers Pharisees. Rich
man and Lazarus in the spirit world.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, John the Baptist, rich man,
Lazarus, Abraham, five broth...
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Luke 16:1. _A certain rich man had a steward accused that he had
wasted his goods._ After the parable of the prodigal son, we have a
second, of a prodigal steward, who had wasted his lord's property....
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THERE WAS A RICH MAN. The three parables of the 15th chapter were
aimed at the _sanctimonious._ This one deals with _greed,_ and may
have been aimed at the tax collectors who were there. [Many of them...
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_There was a certain rich man, which had a steward_
CHRIST’S SERVANTS ARE STEWARDS
I. SHOW WHAT THINGS THEY ARE ENTRUSTED WITH, THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN.
1. All earthly good things, as riches, health...
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CHAPTER 16 VER. 1. _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._ Having rebuked in three par...
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_Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do?_ The steward
acknowledges the justice of the accusation. He had wasted his master's
goods, henceforward he must labour or beg for his living. Th...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 16:1. AND HE SAID ALSO.—This implies that there is a certain,
though perhaps not very close, connection between the discourse in
this chapter and that which precedes it. The chap...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 16:1
The _Lord_'_s teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with
regard to the prospect of another world, in the form of the two
parables of the unjust steward, and Dives and...
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Jesus speaks on two unpleasant subjects, to a lot of people. Not
unpleasant to me, but to a lot of people. Talks about hell. That's not
unpleasant to me, not worried about it at all.
Now Jesus is at a...
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2 Thessalonians 3:11; Acts 3:2; Acts 9:6; Esther 6:6; Hosea 9:5;...
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Taketh away. Or is taking away. He was not yet dispossessed, as is
shown by what follows.
I cannot [ο υ κ ι σ χ υ ω]. See on ch. Luke 14:30. "I have not
strength." His luxurious life had unfitted him...
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To beg I am ashamed — But not ashamed to cheat! This was likewise a
sense of honour! "By men called honour, but by angels pride....