Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Luke 16:4
Verse Luke 16:4. They may receive me] That is, the debtors and tenants, who paid their debts and rents, not in money, but in kind; such as wheat, oil, and other produce of their lands.
Verse Luke 16:4. They may receive me] That is, the debtors and tenants, who paid their debts and rents, not in money, but in kind; such as wheat, oil, and other produce of their lands.
I AM RESOLVED - He thought of his condition. He looked at the plans which occurred to him. He had been dishonest, and knew that he must lose his place. It would have been better to have “considered be...
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...
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...
I AM RESOLVED, &c.; or,. haveit! I KNOW, &c. App-132. TO DO. I will do. WHEN. AM PUT OUT OF. when. shall have been removed from. THEY: i.e. the debtors. INTO. Greek. _eis.App-104._ THEIR. their...
_I am. resolved what to do_ The original graphically represents the sudden flash of discovery -I have it! I know now what to do." _into their houses_ Literally, "_into their own houses"_I will confer...
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...
ἜΓΝΩΝ ΤΊ ΠΟΙΉΣΩ. The original graphically represents the sudden flash of discovery, ‘I have it! I know now what to do.’ _Subito_ consilium cepit.’ Bengel. ΕἸΣ ΤΟῪΣ ΟἼΚΟΥΣ ἙΑΥΤΩ͂Ν. “_Into their own hou...
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 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...
ΈΓΝΩΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G1097) знать. "Знаю!"; это восклицание, означающее, что озадаченного человека, находящегося в затруднении, осенило (RWP). ПОΙΉΣΩ _fut. ind. act., см._ Luke 16:3. Μ...
I AM RESOLVED— Anciently, stewards, besides taking care of their master's domestic affairs, gave leases of their lands, and settled the rent which each tenant was to pay; which is not an unusual mode...
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...
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. I AM RESOLVED WHAT TO DO, THAT, WHEN I AM PUT OUT OF THE STEWARDSHIP, THEY MAY RECEIVE...
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...
16:4 received (c-20) See Note, ch. 6.38....
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 AM RESOLVED WHAT TO DO. — More literally, _I know,_ or even, _I knew,_ as of a man to whom a plan occurs suddenly. The dramatic abruptness of the parable leaves us uncertain who “they” are that are...
_The parable of the unjust steward_....
ἔγνων : too weak to dig, too proud to beg, he hits upon a feasible scheme at last: I have it, I know now what to do. ἔγνων is the dramatic or tragic aorist used in classics, chiefly in poetry and in d...
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_...
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...
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...
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...
_A GOOD RESOLUTION_ ‘I am resolved what to do.’ Luke 16:4 The words of the text were put by our Blessed Lord into the lips of a thoroughly worldly man, with whom we come in contact in that well-kno...
_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...
I AM RESOLVED WHAT TO DO,.... Or "I know what to do"; I have a scheme in my head, and I am determined to execute it, which will provide for me, and secure me a maintenance: THAT WHEN I AM PUT OUT OF...
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Ver. 4. _They may receive me_] This is that wit he showed for himself, and for the which h...
_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...
I AM RESOLVED WHAT TO DO, THAT, WHEN I AM PUT OUT OF THE STEWARDSHIP, THEY MAY RECEIVE ME INTO THEIR HOUSES....
The deliberations with their result:...
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...
SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 16:1...
Luke 16:4 resolved G1097 (G5627) what G5101 do G4160 (G5692) that G2443 when G3752 out G3179 ...
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...
“I am resolved what to do, so that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.” And then the brainwave hits him. He feels that he has discovered a way out of his dile...
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...
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...
I AM RESOLVED (εγνων). Second aorist active indicative of γινωσκω. A difficult tense to reproduce in English. I knew, I know, I have known, all miss it a bit. It is a burst of daylight to the puzzl...
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....
NOW I KNOW WHAT I WILL DO. The "way out" of all this comes to him in a flash! SO HE CALLED IN ALL THE PEOPLE. In order to _make friends_ who will welcome him in their homes. He calls these people to c...
_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...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 16:4 The reduction of both bills would have amounted to about 500 denarii (about 20 months’ wages). ⇐ ⇔
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...
_I am resolved what to do_, &c. 1 will give each one of my lord's debtors a bond to show that they owe less than they are actually indebted, so that in return for my kindness and dishonesty, they 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...
James 3:15; Jeremiah 4:22; Proverbs 30:9...
They may receive. The debtors of his master (ver. 5)....
I know — That is, I am resolved, what to do....