Luke 16:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Later, the manager thought to himself, ‘What will I do? My master is taking my job away from me! I am not strong enough to dig ditches. I am too proud to beg.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And the manager of the estate said to himself, What shall I do, seeing that my master is taking the management away from me? I am not able to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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.

Common English Bible

³ “The household manager said to himself, What will I do now that my master is firing me as his manager? I’m not strong enough to dig and too proud to beg.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the steward said within himself: 'What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I am not strong enough to dig. I am too ashamed to beg.

Luke 16:3 Cross References

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They do nothing. And they make themselves busy in other people’s lives.

Acts 3:2

When they were going into the temple yard, a man was there. This man had been crippled all his life. He could not walk, so some friends carried him. His friends brought him to the temple every day. They put the crippled man by one of the gates outside the temple. It was called Beautiful Gate. There the man begged for money from the people going to the temple.

John 9:8

Some people had seen this man begging before. These people and the man’s neighbors said, “Look! Is this the same man that always sits and begs?”

Luke 18:4

But the judge did not want to help the woman. After a long time, the judge thought to himself, ‘I don’t care about God. And I don’t care about what people think.

Luke 16:22

Later, Lazarus died. The angels took Lazarus and placed him in the arms of Abraham. {\cf2\super [265]} The rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 16:20

There was also a very poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores. Lazarus was often put at the rich man’s gate.

Luke 12:17

The rich man thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.’

Mark 10:46

Then they came to the town of Jericho. Jesus was leaving that town with his followers and many other people. A blind man named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road. This man was always begging for money.

Hosea 9:5

They will not be able to celebrate the Lord’s holidays or festivals. {\cf2\super [88]}

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies.\par The priests will not do\par what they were chosen to do. {\cf2\super [36]} \par And my people love it this way!\par But what will you people do\par when your punishment comes?”\par

Isaiah 10:3

Lawmakers, you will have to explain the things you have done. What will you do at that time? Your destruction is coming from a faraway country. Where will you run for help? Your money and your riches will not help you.

Proverbs 29:21

If you always give your servant everything he wants, then in the end he will not be a good servant.

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings sleepiness. Trying to hide \{a problem\} brings more problems. {\cf2\super [27]}

Proverbs 18:9

A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.

Proverbs 15:19

A lazy person will have trouble everywhere. But life will be easy for honest people.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

Esther 6:6

When Haman came in, the king asked him a question. He said, “Haman, what should be done for a man the king wants to honor?”

Acts 9:6

Get up now and go into the city. Someone there will tell you what you must do.”

Matthew 20:8

“At the end of the day, the owner of the field said to the boss of all the workers, ‘Call the workers and pay all of them. Start by paying the last people I hired. Then pay all of them, ending with the workers I hired first.’

Luke 16:2

So he called the manager in and said to him, ‘I have heard bad things about you. Give me a report of what you have done with my money. You can’t be my manager now!’

Luke 16:4

I know what I will do! I will do something so that when I lose my job, other people will welcome me into their homes.’