Category:Unjust Steward

Luke 16:1 - 16:8

16:1. Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a steward who was accused before him of wasting his goods.

'''16:2. “He called the steward and said to him, 'How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for now you cannot be steward any longer.

'''16:3. “The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, because my lord has taken the stewardship away from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.'''

16:4. “'I know what I will do that, when I shall be removed from the stewardship, I may be received into people's homes.'



16:5. “Calling together each of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my lord?'

16:6. “He said, 'A hundred barrels of oil.' The steward said to him, 'Take your bill; sit down quickly and write fifty.'

16:7. “Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A thousand bushels of wheat.' The steward said to him, 'Take your bill and write eight hundred.'

16:8. “The lord commended the unjust steward since he had acted wisely, for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.