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Luke 16:1 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 1. 1And 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.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 16:1 records the speech or response at Luke 16:1 within Luke 16:1–16:13: “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”.
Read It With
- Luke 16:1–16:13
Read Luke 16:1 with 16:1–16:13. In isolation, this contribution—records the speech or response at Luke 16:1 within Luke 16:1–16:13: “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”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: A manager facing dismissal reduces debtors' bills, wins social obligations, and is commended for shrewd foresight; Jesus then calls for faithful use of unrighteous wealth and insists no one can serve both God and mammon.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 16:1 records the speech or response at Luke 16:1 within Luke 16:1–16:13: “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”. This precise contribution belongs inside “A Dishonest Manager Forces a Decision about Wealth” because A manager facing dismissal reduces debtors' bills, wins social obligations, and is commended for shrewd foresight; Jesus then calls for faithful use of unrighteous wealth and insists no one can serve both God and mammon.
What Remains True
Luke 16:1 records the speech or response at Luke 16:1 within Luke 16:1–16:13: “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”. Read inside Luke 16:1–16:13, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: A manager facing dismissal reduces debtors' bills, wins social obligations, and is commended for shrewd foresight; Jesus then calls for faithful use of unrighteous wealth and insists no one can serve both God and mammon. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 16:1 records the speech or response at Luke 16:1 within Luke 16:1–16:13: “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”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Use money with foresight, honesty, and accountability in service of people rather than self-preservation; shrewdness never excuses fraud, bribery, manipulated debt, or purchasing salvation.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 16:1–16:13 — A Dishonest Manager Forces a Decision about WealthSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 16:1–16:13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 16:1–16:13
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 16:1–16:13
Open source ↗