Luke 16:1 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ And he said to his disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and it was reported to him that this man was squandering his property.

²³ For this reason the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king, who resolved to settle accounts with his slaves. ²⁴ And when he set about doing so, a man was brought in who owed him ten million dollars.

¹⁴ "For it is just like a man who was going on a journey, and called in his slaves, and put his property in their hands. ¹⁵ He gave one five thousand dollars, and another two thousand, and another one thousand; to each according to his ability. Then he went away. ¹⁶ The man who had received the five thousand dollars immediately went into business with the money, and made five thousand more. ¹⁷ In the same way the man who had received the two thousand made two thousand more. ¹⁸ But the man who had received the one thousand went away and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ Long afterward, their master came back and settled accounts with them. ²⁰ And the man who had received the five thousand dollars came up bringing him five thousand more, and said, 'Sir, you put five thousand dollars in my hands; here I have made five thousand more.' ²¹ His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!' ²² And the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Sir, you put two thousand dollars into my hands; here I have made two thousand more.' ²³ His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.' ²⁴ And the man who had received the one thousand came up and said, 'Sir, I knew you were a hard man, who reaped where you had not sown, and gathered where you had not threshed, ²⁵ and I was frightened, and I went and hid your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money!' ²⁶ His master answered, 'You wicked, idle slave! You knew that I reaped where I had not sown and gathered where I had not threshed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and then when I came back I would have gotten my property with interest. ²⁸ So take the thousand dollars away from him, and give it to the man who has the ten thousand, ²⁹ for the man who has will have more given him, and will be plentifully supplied, and from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And put the good-for-nothing slave out into the darkness outside, to weep and grind his teeth there.'

³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them with their means.

⁴² And the Master said, "Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful manager, whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

¹³ Not many days later, the younger son gathered up all he had, and went away to a distant country, and there he squandered his property by fast living.

³⁰ But when your son here came, who has eaten up your property with women of the street, for him you killed the calf you have been fattening!'

¹⁹ "There was once a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linen, and to live in luxury every day.

²⁰ And the other one came in and said, 'Here is your twenty dollars, sir. I have kept it put away in a handkerchief,

¹ The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God. ² Now further, what is always demanded of managers is that they can be depended on.

⁷ For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

³ You ask and fail to get them because you ask with wrong motives, to spend them on your pleasures.

¹⁰ Whatever the endowment God has given you, use it in service to one another, like good dispensers of God's varied mercy.