2And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.


In Context

1 And he said also 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 that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.

3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Luke 16:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:2So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:2And he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:2And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:2And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2and having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.