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Luke 16:1

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

16 Jesus told his disciples: There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.q

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Luke 16:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

He also said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

Luke 16:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus told this story to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.

Luke 16:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He also said to His disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.

Luke 16:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus also said to his followers, “Once there was a rich man who had a manager to take care of his business. This manager was accused of cheating him.

Luke 16:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a business manager. The manager was accused of wasting the rich man’s property.

Luke 16:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He also said to the disciples: There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

Luke 16:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Jesus said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.

Luke 16:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he also said to the disciples, “A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.

Luke 16:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jesus told his disciples another story. He said, “There was a rich man who had a manager. Some said that the manager was wasting what the rich man owned.

Luke 16:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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