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Luke 16:3
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.
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.
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
A BAD MAN'S GOOD EXAMPLE (Luke 16:1-13)...
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...
_1 cannot dig_ Rather, TO DIG I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH. _to beg I am ashamed_ Sir 40:28, "better die than beg....
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...
Luke 16:1-13. THE UNJUST STEWARD...
ΣΚΆΠΤΕΙΝ ΟΥ̓Κ ἸΣΧΎΩ. ‘To dig I am not strong enough.’ ἘΠΑΙΤΕΙ͂Ν ΑἸΣΧΎΝΟΜΑΙ. Sir 40:28, “better die than beg.”...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. THEN THE STEWARD SAID WITHIN HIMSELF, WHAT SHALL I DO? FO...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_The parable of the unjust steward_....
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...
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...
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_...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
SAID WITHIN HIMSELF; he thought. I CANNOT DIG; work at any service labor....
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...
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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Luke 16:3 Then G1161 steward G3623 said G2036 (G5627) within G1722 himself G1438 What G5101 do G4160 ...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
_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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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...
2 Thessalonians 3:11; Acts 3:2; Acts 9:6; Esther 6:6; Hosea 9:5;...
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...
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....