geneva Luke:16:1-15

geneva@Luke:16:1 @ And he said also unto his disciples, (note:)Seeing that men often purchase friendship for themselves at the expense of others, we are to be ashamed if we do not please the Lord or procure the good will of our neighbours with the goods which the Lord has bestowed on us freely and liberally, making sure that by this means riches, which are often occasions of sin, are used for another end and purpose.(:note) There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

geneva@Luke:16:2 @ And hee called him, and saide vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accounts of thy stewardship: for thou maiest be no longer steward.

geneva@Luke:16:3 @ Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.

geneva@Luke:16:4 @ I knowe what I will doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue mee into their houses.

geneva@Luke:16:5 @ Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, & said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?

geneva@Luke:16:6 @ And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle; he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.

geneva@Luke:16:7 @ Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take thy writing, and write foure score.

geneva@Luke:16:8 @ And the lord commended (note:)This parable does not approve the steward's evil dealing, for it was definitely theft: but parables are set forth to show a thing in a secret way, and as it were, to present the truth by means of an allegory, even though it may not be exact: so that by this parable Christ means to teach us that worldly men are more clever in the affairs of this world than the children of God are diligent for everlasting life.(:note) the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the Men that are given to this present life, contrary to whom are the children of light: Paul calls the former carnal and the latter spiritual. children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

geneva@Luke:16:9 @ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon (note:)This is not spoken of goods that are gotten wrongly, for God will have our bountifulness to the poor proceed and come from a good fountain: but he calls those things riches of iniquity which men use wickedly.(:note) of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting That is, the poor Christians: for they are the inheritors of these habitations; Theophylact. habitations.

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geneva@Luke:16:11 @ If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the (note:)That is, heavenly and true riches, which are contrary to material wealth which is worldly and quickly departing.(:note) true [riches]?

geneva@Luke:16:12 @ And if ye have not been faithful in that which is (note:)In worldly goods, which are called other men's because they are not ours, but rather entrusted to our care.(:note) another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

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geneva@Luke:16:14 @ All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.

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