Luke 16:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’”
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“So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and having called him, he said to him, What <FI>is<Fi> this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 16:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
- Genesis 4:9And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
- Genesis 18:20Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- 1 Samuel 2:23“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 12:42And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- Luke 19:21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
- Romans 14:12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:11My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- 1 Timothy 5:24The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
- 1 Peter 4:5But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
- 1 Peter 4:10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
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