Luke 16:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. ”

Luke 16:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Said within himself - Thought, or considered. My lord - My master, my employer. I cannot dig - This may mean either that his employment had been such that he could not engage in agricultu...
Luke 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Unjust Steward (Lk. only). It has been suggested that a better title would be The Shrewd Agent. At any rate the epithet unrighteous has as much reference (if not more) to Luke 16:1...
Luke 16:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

within . in. Greek. en. App-104. lord . master, as in Luke 16:13 . App-98. A. taketh away . is taking away. from. Greek. apo. App-104. I cannot dig, &c.. to dig,. am not (Greek....
Luke 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I cannot dig - He could not submit to become a common day-la...
Luke 16:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I cannot dig;— Commentators have shewn that the word σκαπτειν, which we render to dig, signifies in general to cultivate the land, and especially to prepare it for seed, which was one of the most...
Luke 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I d...
Luke 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Unjust Steward. The Rich Man and Lazarus 1-13. Parable of the Unjust Steward (peculiar to Lk). The details of this somewhat difficult parable are probably not significant. It is intended to il...
Luke 16:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. — In the outer framework of the parable there is something eminently characteristic in this utterance of the steward’s thoughts. He has lost the manliness and str...
Luke 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Right Use of Money Luke 16:1-13 We are all stewards, but how much we waste! Well might our Master deprive us of our post and trust! The unjust steward used his opportunity of ingratiating h...
Luke 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Master had a lesson to teach His disciples on the subject of earthly wealth, and He made use of this unjust steward for purposes of illustration only. The element in the action of the steward whi...
Luke 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) 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. (2) And he called him, and said unto him, H...
Luke 16:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE MAN WHO ACTED WISELY ‘There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; … And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely.’ Luke 16:1-8 This parable draws a lesson f...
Luke 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the steward said within himself ,.... As the Scribes and Pharisees were wont to do, Matthew 3:9 what shall I do ? he does not say, what will become of me? I am undone, and what shall I do t...
Luke 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. Ver. 3. I cannot dig, &c. ] They that will get wisdo...
Luke 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he called him, and said, How is it that I hear this of thee His lord, having called him, told him what was laid to his charge; and as he did not pretend to deny the accusation, he ordered him t...
Luke 16:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A PARABLE AS TO THE USE OF THE MASTER'S GOODS (vs.1-13) Now the Lord turned to address His disciples. For though it is pure grace that saves and finds deep delight in the repentance of a sinner,...
Luke 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accu...
Luke 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 16:1 "
Luke 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of The Astute Steward (16:1-13). Jesus now tells a parable about an astute but careless estate manager who is failing to do his job properly. It is reported that he is ‘wasting' his lo...
Luke 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 16:1 . And He said also .—This implies that there is a certain, though perhaps not very close, connection between the discourse in this chapter and that which precedes it. Th...
Luke 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:1 . A certain rich man had a steward accused that he had wasted his goods. After the parable of the prodigal son, we have a second, of a prodigal steward, who had wasted his lord's propert...
Luke 16:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

There was a certain rich man, which had a steward Christ’s servants are stewards I. SHOW WHAT THINGS THEY ARE ENTRUSTED WITH, THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN. 1. All earthly good things, as riches, h...
Luke 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 16:1-42 The Lord ' s teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with regard to the prospect of another world, in the form of the two parables of the unjust steward, a...
Luke 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my lord taketh away from me the stewardship; I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
Luke 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 3:11 ; Acts 3:2 ; Acts 9:6 ; Esther 6:6 ; Hosea 9:5 ; Isaiah 10:3 ; Jeremiah 5:31 ; John 9:8 ; Luke 12:17 ; Luke 18:4 ; Luke 16:20 ; Luke 16:22 ; Mark 10:46 ; Proverbs 1...
Luke 16:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To beg I am ashamed — But not ashamed to cheat! This was likewise a sense of honour! "By men called honour, but by angels pride."

Luke 16:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 16:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 16:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 16:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 16:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 16:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 16:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 16:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 16:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 16:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 16:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 16:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 16:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 16:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 16:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 16:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 16:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 16:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes