Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
Luke 16:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I have come to know what I will do, so that they [my master's debtors] may accept and welcome me into their houses when I am put out of the management. American Standard Version (1901) I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Common English Bible I know what I’ll do so that, when I am removed from my management position, people will welcome me into their houses. Catholic Public Domain Version I know what I will do so that, when I have been removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. |
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
For my people is foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.
This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.