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NASB | Luke 16:1 Now He was also saying to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 16:1 Now Jesus was also saying to the disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager [of his estate], and accusations [against this man] were brought to him, that this man was squandering his [master's] possessions. |
Subject: What's Jesus Luke 16.1-18 parable mean? |
Bible Note: The reason I'm still on this is I haven't gotten that feeling I get when God's word is opened to me, and I want to provide a definitive interpretation to some others who heard the comment who may be weakened and/or confused. v1 says that word got back to the rich man that the manager was squandering his (meaning the master's) possessions. That tells me the manager was stealing. It wasn't the manager's job to correct the wrong of usury, but the rich man if the latter had inflated the debtor's balances. Also later in the parable the rich man praised the manager, and I think he did that because the manager had corrected the manager's own wrong. In light of the recent American corporate scandals, I think Christians should have it clear about good and bad stewardship. It's my prayer that God will make His people light and salt in whatever avenue we find ourselves. |