Berean Standard Bible
Luke 16:1-9
1Jesusalso saidδὲ καὶde kaiG1161G2532G2036toπρὸςprosG4314HisτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητάςmathētasG3101, “There wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444whoseὃςhosG3739εἶχενeichenG2192managerοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623καὶkaiG2532was accused ofοὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡςhoutos dieblēthē autō hōsG1225G846G5613G3778wastingδιασκορπίζωνdiaskorpizōnG1287hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.
2SoκαὶkaiG2532he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455him inαὐτὸνautonG846to askεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘WhatτίtiG5101isthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I hearἀκούωakouōG191aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦ;souG4771?Turn inἀπόδοςapodosG591anτὸνtonG3588accountλόγονlogonG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588yourσου·souG4771managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622,forγὰρgarG1063you cannotοὐ δύνῃou dunēG1410G3756be managerοἰκονομεῖν.oikonomeinG3621any longerἔτιetiG2089.’
3δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588managerοἰκονόμος·oikonomosG3623saidεἶπενeipenG2036toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,now thatὅτιhotiG3754myG1473ὁhoG3588masterκύριόςkuriosG2962is takingἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiG851awayἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myG1473τὴνtēnG3588positionοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622?I am too weakοὐκ ἰσχύω,ouk ischuōG3756G2480to digσκάπτεινskapteinG4626andtoo ashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153to begἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinG1871.
4I knowἔγνωνegnōnG1097whatτίtiG5101I will doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160so thatἵναinaG2443afterὅτανhotanG3752my removalμετασταθῶmetastathōG3179fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622, peoplewill welcomeδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209meG1473intoεἰςeisG1519theirG1438τοὺςtousG3588homesοἴκουςoikousG3624.’
5AndκαὶkaiG2532he called inπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τῶνtōnG3588master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588debtorsχρεοφειλετῶνchreopheiletōnG5533. ‘How muchπόσονposonG4214do you oweτῷ ὀφείλειςtō opheileisG3784G3588myG1473masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962?’he askedG2036theτῷtōG3588firstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413.
6‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresβάτουςbatousG943of olive oilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637,’δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036. ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588billγράμματαgrammataG1121δὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588,’saidεἶπενeipenG2036the managerαὐτῷ·autōG846καὶkaiG2532, ‘sit downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030, andwriteγράψονgrapsonG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.’
7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899he askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087, ‘AndδὲdeG1161how muchπόσονposonG4214do youσὺsuG4771oweὀφείλεις;opheileisG3784?’ ‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresκόρουςkorousG2884of wheatσίτου.sitouG4621,’δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036. ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588billγράμματαgrammataG1121andκαὶkaiG2532writeγράψονgrapsonG1125eightyὀγδοήκοντα.ogdoēkontaG3589,’he toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846.
8καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962commendedἐπῄνεσενepēnesenG1867theτὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588dishonestἀδικίαςadikiasG93managerοἰκονόμονoikonomonG3623becauseὅτιhotiG3754he had actedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160shrewdlyφρονίμωςphronimōsG5430.ForὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165areεἰσιν.eisinG1510more shrewdφρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroiG5429in dealing withεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τοῦtouG3588kindγενεὰνgeneanG1074thanὑπὲρhuperG5228aretheτὴνtēnG3588sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207τὴνtēnG3588of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.
9καὶkaiG2532IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγω·legōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771,useἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588τῆςtēsG3588worldlyἀδικίας,adikiasG93wealthμαμωνᾶmamōnaG3126to makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160friendsφίλουςphilousG5384for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438so thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752it is goneἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,they will welcomeδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588eternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166dwellingsσκηνάς.¶skēnasG4633.
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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