And whether ye have more or less, see that ye be faithful as well as wise stewards. He that is faithful in what is meanest of all, worldly substance, is also faithful in things of a higher nature; and he that uses these lowest gifts unfaithfully, is likewise unfaithful in spiritual things.
Verse Luke 16:10. _HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST_, c.] He who has the genuine principles of fidelity in him will make a _point of conscience_ of carefully attending to even the _smallest...
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL ... - This is a maxim which will almost universally hold true. A man that shows fidelity in small matters will also in large; and he that will cheat and defraud in little things wi...
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. ...
THE RIGHT USE OF MONEY. Lk. only, except Luke 16:13 (= Matthew 6:24), which is brought in by the verbal link mammon. The note here is fidelity. There is some connexion with Luke 16:1 in the subject pr...
A BAD MAN'S GOOD EXAMPLE (Luke 16:1-13)...
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...
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL, &c. This is the Lord's own teaching, which gives the reason why "No! "is the true answer to His question in Luke 16:9. FAITHFUL. App-150. IN. Greek. _en._ App-104. ALSO IN MUCH...
_faithful in that which is least_ Comp. Luke 19:17. The most which we can have in this world is -least" compared to the smallest gift of heaven....
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...
ἘΝ ἘΛΑΧΊΣΤΩΙ. Comp. Luke 19:17. The most which we can have in this world is ‘least’ compared to the smallest gift of heaven....
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...
Luke 16:1-13. THE UNJUST STEWARD...
Ver 8. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. 9. And I say to you, Make to your...
_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...
ΈΛΑΧΊΣΤΩ (G1646) _dat. sing._ superl. от ΟΛΊΓΟΣ несколько; элативн. _знач._ superl., очень мало (RWP)....
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL, &C.— "If you make that use of your riches which I have been recommending, (which of course implies _living faith,_ the grand principle of all good works) you shall be received int...
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...
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...
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH;...
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...
11. Luke 16:11 explains Luke 16:10. If you are unfaithful in such an unimportant matter as money (i.e. if you do not spend your incomes to the glory of God), God will not entrust you with those spirit...
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...
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST... — The context shows that by “that which is least” is meant what men call wealth, and which to most of them seems as the greatest, highest good. To be fait...
These verses contain not so much an application as a _corrective_ of the parable. They may have been added by Lk. (so J. Weiss in Meyer, and Holtzmann, H. C.) to prevent misunderstanding, offence, or...
_Application of the parable_. There is room for doubt whether Luke 16:8 should form part of the parable (or at least as far as φρονίμως ἐποίησεν), or the beginning of the application. In the one case...
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...
(2) He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. (2) We ought to take heed that we do not abuse our earthly work and...
He that is faithful in that which is least. This seems to have been a common saying, and that men judged of the honesty of their servants by their fidelity in lesser matters. For example, a master tha...
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_...
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 _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...
“ _He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much._ 11. _If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mam...
(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...
10._He who is faithful in that which is least. _Those maxims are proverbs taken from ordinary practice and experience, and it is quite enough if they are generally true. It will sometimes happen, no d...
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...
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST,.... In quantity and quality, especially the latter; in that which is of little value and worth, at least when compared with other things: IS FAITHFUL ALSO...
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Ver. 10. _He that is faithful_] Mr Diodati's note here is, "The right u...
_He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much_ Here our Lord proceeds in the application of the parable. As if he had said, Whether ye have more or less, see that ye be faithfu...
FAITHFUL; as God's steward. IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST; our Saviour teaches that it is not the quantity committed to us that God will regard, but our fidelity in using it; and that our disposition is as...
The application of the parable:...
HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH; AND HE THAT IS UNJUST IN THE LEAST IS UNJUST ALSO IN MUCH....
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...
This is a usual sentence, (our Saviour made use of many such), as to which kind of speeches it is not necessary they should be universally true, it is sufficient if they generally be so. Besides that,...
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book X But if thou art desirous of also becoming a god, obey Him that has created thee, and resist not now, in order that, being found faithful in that which is...
Luke 16:10 faithful G4103 in G1722 least G1646 is G2076 (G5748) faithful G4103 also G2532 in G1722 much...
a “He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, b And he who is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. b If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteou...
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...
FAITHFUL IN A VERY LITTLE (πιστος εν ελαχιστω). Elative superlative. One of the profoundest sayings of Christ. We see it in business life. The man who can be trusted in a very small thing will be pr...
Luke 16:10 This Life our Trial for Eternity. I. It is a great and awful thought which is put before us in these words by the Saviour and Guide of our souls; the great importance, namely, of every par...
Luke 16:10 Living to God in small Things. I. Notice how little we know concerning the relative importance of events and duties. We use the terms great and small in speaking of actions, occasions, or...
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....
WHOEVER IS FAITHFUL IN SMALL MATTERS. A person who is faithful in minor details will not be unfaithful in more important things. IF, THEN, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL. Our management of worldly wealth...
_Faithful in that which is least_ ON LIVING TO GOD IN SMALL THINGS 1. Notice how little we know concerning the relative importance of events and duties. We use the terms “great” and “small “ in spe...
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...
_He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much._ By "that which is least" we must understand earthly possessions as distinguished from the "much" of spiritual gifts. That ye may...
_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...
Hebrews 3:2; John 12:6; John 13:2; John 13:27; Luke 16:11;...
That which is least. A general proposition, yet with a reference to mammon as the least of things. See next verse....
Our blessed Saviour having declared to his followers, in the foregoing verses, the great advantage they shall reap by. charitable distribution of temporal good things, he acquaints them in these verse...