Luke 16:1

First Nations Version

He then told the ones who walked the road with him another story: “There was a man with so many possessions, he had to have someone to oversee them all. The rich man was told that his overseer was mishandling his possessions.

Cross References

1 Peter 4:10

Each one of you has been given a gift, so use it to serve one another, as a good manager of the many kinds of gifts Creator gives.

Luke 12:42

“You tell me,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered, “who is the wise one, worthy of trust? The uncle who feeds and cares for the family while the elder is away?

James 4:3

When you ask for things, you do not receive them because you ask for the wrong reasons, wanting to satisfy your own selfish desires.

Titus 1:7

Because they represent the Great Spirit, the elders who watch over the sacred family must have a good reputation with outsiders. They must not be stubborn, hot-headed, heavy drinkers, violent, or greedy for possessions.

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours, who wasted all you gave him on sexual favors with women, comes home, you kill the fattest calf for him.’ “The father looked kindly into his older son’s face.

Luke 15:13

“Not many days later, the younger son took his share and went far away to another land. He began to spend it all on wild living and soon had nothing left.

Luke 19:20

“Another came to him and said, ‘See, my chief, I have returned to you the blanket you gave me. I folded it and hid it safely away.

Luke 16:19

“There was once a man with many possessions who always dressed in the best clothes, had more than enough to eat, and lived a life of ease.

Luke 8:3

Another was Woman of His Goodwill (Joanna), the wife of Vision Seer (Chuza), the headman of the household of Chief Looks Brave (Herod). And then there was Water Flower (Susanna). These women and many others helped out with their own goods.

Matthew 20:8

“At the end of the day, the headman said to his manager, ‘Bring the workers in from the field and pay them, beginning from last to first.’

Luke 16:2

He sent for the man and said to him, ‘Why am I hearing these things about you? Give me an account of all I possess, for I can no longer trust you to oversee my belongings.’