Luke 16:4
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
KJV
ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους ἑαυτῶν.
Greek NT
Scio quid faciam, ut, cum amotus fuero a villicatione, recipiant me in domos suas.
Vulgate
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
ASV
I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἐκ — SBLGNT
- ἐκ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἑαυτῶν — SBLGNT
- ἑαυτῶν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
- αὐτῶν — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Luke 16:8 — And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.