Luke 16:9

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I say unto you - I, Jesus, say to you, my disciples. Make to yourselves friends - Some have understood the word “friends,” here, as referring...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon (c) of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting (d) ha...
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

And . And, Do say unto you? &c. Is this what. say to you? In verses: Luke 16:10-12 the Lord gives the reason why He does not say that; otherwi...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Make to yourselves friends. As in the words which were last considered Christ did not enjoin us to offer sacrifices to God out of the fru...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitation...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I say unto you, &c.— Our Lord's advice is worthy of the most serious attention; the best use that we can make of our riches being to employ...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they And I say unto you, Make to yourselv...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Make to yourselves ] i.e. make to yourselves friends in heaven by means of a prudent use of your wealth (viz. by hospitality, alms-deeds, etc.), tha...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And I say unto you. — The pronoun is emphatic, and stands, as in Matthew 5:22 ; Matthew 5:28 ; Matthew 5:32 , in contrast with what had gone bef...
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

MAKE FRIENDS ‘And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everl...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I say unto you ,.... These are the words of Christ, as are also the latter part of the preceding verse, accommodating and applying the parable t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitation...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the lord Rather, his lord , or master, for it is Jesus, and not the evangelist, who speaks this, as is plain from both the structure of the pa...
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

OLBGrk; That by mammon here is meant riches is universally agreed, but whether it originally be a Chaldaic, or Syriac, or Punic word is not so wel...
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 I say to you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eter...
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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 16:8-9 The Unjust Steward. I. It is impossible to read this parable, and our Lord's remark upon it, without being struck by the broad assert...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 16:9 The Earthly Life and Heavenly Training. I. Every circumstance of man's life may become a training for immortality. The tenth and eleven...
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

Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness The right use of unrighteous mammon By the “mammon of unrighteousness” we are very...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitatio...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The application of the parable:
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And I say to you — Be good stewards even of the lowest talents wherewith God hath intrusted you. Mammon means riches or money. It is termed the mam...

⁹ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammonc of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Related Commentaries of Luke 16:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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

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

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 16:9