Luke 16:3

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.

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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 h...
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...
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....
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 d...
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...
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. Th...
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...
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 ste...
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 unj...
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...
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...
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 wise...
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 wil...
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....
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 no...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain ri...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 16:1 "
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 pr...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the stewardship from me? I do not have the strength to dig,...
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 discou...
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 p...
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 THEI...
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...
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 ; Lu...
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."

³ 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.

Related Commentaries of Luke 16:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 16:3