Luke 16:1
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
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 every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- And 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And 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.