1He also said to his disciples, |There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.


In Context

1 He also said to his disciples, |There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

2 He 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.'

3 |The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

Luke 16:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:1And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:1Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:1AND he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:1And 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.