Berean Standard Bible
Luke 16:3
3The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
Luke 16:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
Context of Luke 16:3
1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’ The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg. 4I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’ 5And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
Read all of Luke 16Luke 16:3 word by word
εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ; σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω, ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι.Read the interlinear
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- managerοἰκονόμοςoikonomos · managerG3623
- saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- toἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- shall I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- now thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- masterκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- is takingἀφαιρέωaphaireō · to removeG851
- awayἀπόapo · away fromG575
- ·οἰκονομίαoikonomia · managementG3622
- I am too weakοὐou · noG3756
- I am too weakἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
- to digσκάπτωskaptō · to digG4626
- too ashamedαἰσχύνωaischunomai · be ashamedG153
- to begἐπαιτέωepaiteō · to ask/begG1871
Cross-references for Luke 16:3
- Luke 18:4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
- Esther 6:6Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
- Luke 12:17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
- Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
- Hosea 9:5What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
- Acts 9:6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 21:25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
- Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Proverbs 27:23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
- Proverbs 29:21A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
Commentaries on Luke 16:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I cannot dig - He could not submit to become a common day-laborer, which was both a severe and base employment: To beg I am ashamed. And as these were the only honest ways left him to procure a morsel of bread, and he would not submit to either, he found he must continue the system of knavery, in order to provide for his idleness and luxury, or else starve. Wo to the man who gets his bread in this way! The curse of the Lord must be on his head, and on his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Said 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 having been acquainted with the business, or that he was “unwilling” to stoop to so low an employment as to work daily for his support. “To dig,” here, is the same as to till the earth, to work at daily labor. To beg - These were the only two ways that presented…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3too ashamed to beg: The Jewish wisdom writer Sirach said, “It is better to die than to beg” (Sirach 40:28). This reflects how many Jews viewed begging.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. cannot dig ... to beg, ashamed--therefore, when dismissed, shall be in utter want.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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