Luke 16:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 16:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Luke 16:1 — World English Bible

Luke 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Luke 16:1 — American Standard Version

Luke 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Luke 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Luke 16:1 — Darby Translation

Luke 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.”

Luke 16:1 — Geneva Bible

Luke 16:1 in Context — Luke 16

1 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.

2 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.

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

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What Does Luke 16:1 Mean?

Luke 16:1 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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