Luke 16:4

Luke 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
• New International Version (NIV)I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’

Context of Luke 16:4

2So the rich man called for his manager and said to him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Let me examine your books. It’s obvious that you can’t manage my property any longer.’ 3“The manager thought, ‘What should I do? My master is taking my job away from me. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg. I know what I’ll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I’ve lost my job.’ 5“So the manager called for each one of his master’s debtors. He said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6“The debtor replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ “The manager told him, ‘Take my master’s ledger. Quick! Sit down, and write “four hundred!” ’

Luke 16:4 word by word

ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I am resolvedγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• to doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• I am put outμεθίστημιmethistēmi methistanō · to moveG3179
• of the stewardshipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the stewardshipοἰκονομίαoikonomia · managementG3622
• they may receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• housesοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624

Cross-references for Luke 16:4

• Proverbs 30:9or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation.
• Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools. They don’t know me. They are stupid people. They don’t understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they don’t know how to do good.”
• James 3:15That kind of wisdom doesn’t come from above. It belongs to this world. It is self-centered and demonic.

Commentaries on Luke 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I 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 before this,” and resolved on a proper course of life, and to be faithful to his trust; and his perplexity here teaches us that dishonesty will sooner or later lead us into difficulty, and that the path of honesty is not only the “right” path, but is the path…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. may receive me, &c.--Observe his one object--when cast out of one home to secure another. This is the key to the parable, on which there have been many differing views.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:4

• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Embezzlement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malfeasance in Office
• Probation
• Servant
• Steward
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Put
• Riches
• Torment

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