Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Luke 16:11
Who will intrust you with the true riches? — How should God intrust you with spiritual and eternal, which alone are true riches?
Who will intrust you with the true riches? — How should God intrust you with spiritual and eternal, which alone are true riches?
WHO WILL COMMIT ... - If you are not faithful in the small matters pertaining to this world, if you do not use aright your property and influence, you cannot expect that God will commit to you the tru...
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...
IF. Assuming it as. fact. App-118. not. Greek. _ou_. App-105. COMMIT TO YOUR TRUST. entrust to you. App-150. true. App-175....
_the true riches_ Literally, "_that which is true,"_i.e. real and not evanescent. Earthly riches are neither true, nor ours....
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...
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...
ΤῸ�. The ideally genuine; lit. ‘_that which is true_,’ i.e. real and not evanescent. Earthly riches are neither true, nor ours....
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...
ΈΓΈΝΕΣΘΕ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, быть, доказывать правоту (Plummer). Ind. в _conj._ 1 типа, предполагающем реальность условия, АΛΗΘΙΝΌΣ (G228) истинный, реальный, наст...
THE TRUE RICHES?— The word _riches_ is substituted by our translators, instead of _mammon,_ which was the word that Christ intended, and which, for that reason, should find its place in the translatio...
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...
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? IF THEREFORE YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON - or, "the mammon...
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...
IF THEREFORE YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON. — Better, _if ye were not,_ or, _became not._ Here the “true riches” stand in contrast with the vain, deceitful, unrighteous mammon, a...
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...
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the (c) true [riches]? (c) That is, heavenly and true riches, which are contrary to material wealth whi...
_If then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon; [2] i.e. in fading and false riches, which are the occasion of unjust and wicked proceedings. --- Who will trust you with that which is the tr...
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...
“ _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 _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...
(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...
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...
IF THEREFORE YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL,.... This is the application of the above proverbial expressions, and seems to be directed to the disciples of Christ, though not without a view to the covetous...
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true _riches_ ? Ver. 11. _In the unrighteous mammon_] Or the uncertain, vain, deceitful wealth of t...
_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...
UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON; worldly things. TRUE RICHES; heavenly treasures-satisfying, eternal good. To be happy hereafter, men must be honest towards God here. If they continue knowingly to rob him of what...
The application of the parable:...
IF THEREFORE YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON, WHO WILL COMMIT TO YOUR TRUST THE TRUE RICHES?...
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...
MAMMON: Or, riches...
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 verse now opposeth THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON to THE TRUE RICHES, which would strongly incline one to think, that by THE MAMMON OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, before mentioned, our Saviour meant only false and...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II And, for this reason, the Lord declared to those who showed themselves ungrateful towards Him: "If ye have not been faithful in that which is little, who will give y...
Luke 16:11 Therefore G3767 if G1487 not G3756 been G1096 (G5633) faithful G4103 in G1722 unrighteous G94 mammon...
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 THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON (εν τω αδικω μαμωνα). In the use of what is considered "unrighteous" as it so often is. Condition of the first class, "if ye did not prove to be" (ε ουκ εγενεσθε)...
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...
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...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 16:11 TRUE RICHES means spiritual responsibility in God’s kingdom, and heavenly reward as well (see Luke 12:33;...
_If, therefore, ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?_ If ye have made a wrong use of this world's fleeting possessions (1Ti 6:7), who wil...
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...
_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...
Ephesians 3:8; James 2:5; Luke 12:33; Luke 18:22; Luke 16:9;...
Faithful. Fidelity is, therefore, possible toward the unrighteous mammon....