Luke 16:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ What can I do? I know what to do. I will do something to get people to like me, so that after I lose my job, they will look after me, and they will let me live in their homes.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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

⁴ 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)

⁴ 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

⁴ 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

⁴ I know what I will do so that, when I have been removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

Luke 16:4 Cross References

Luke 16:3

The manager thought to himself, ‘Soon I will not have a job. What will I do to get money for my food? I’m not strong enough to do hard work, like digging the ground. And if I ask people for money all the time, I will feel shame.

Luke 16:5

There were some people that borrowed things from that rich man, and they didn’t give anything back to him yet. So the manager called those people into the office. He asked one man, ‘What did you borrow from my boss?’

Luke 16:9

This is what you can learn from that story. Use your money now to help people that need money, and then later, after you die, and you haven’t got any money, God will say, ‘Good on you. Come and live with me for ever.’ ”