Luke 16:3

First Nations Version

“The man said to himself, ‘What will I do? I am too old to dig ditches and too proud to beg from others.’ “Then an idea came to his mind.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We say this because we hear that there are some among you who are walking in a bad way. They do nothing but put their noses into the business of others.

Acts 3:2

Some people were carrying a man who had been unable to walk from his birth. Each day they would lay him down by the entrance to the lodge called the Beautiful Gate, so he could ask for handouts from the ones who were going into the lodge.

John 9:8

The people who lived near him, and others who knew he was a blind beggar, saw him and said in amazement, “Could this be the blind man who sat and asked for handouts?”

Luke 18:4

“The tribal council chief ignored her at first, but the woman kept demanding that he help her. The council chief grew weary, changed his thinking, and said, ‘This woman really troubles me. If I do not help her and right this wrong, she will never stop bothering me! I will see that she gets justice, not because I respect her or even fear the Great Spirit, but only because she will not give up until I help her.’”

Luke 16:22

“When the time came for the beggar to cross over to the world of the dead, spirit-messengers carried him into the welcoming arms of his ancestor, Father of Many Nations (Abraham). “At the same time the rich man also crossed over to death, and his body was buried.

Luke 16:20

Every day a beggar named Creator Helps Him (Lazarus) was laid at the gate of his lodge.

Luke 12:17

‘What will I do with all this food?’ he said to himself. ‘I have no room in my storage barns for this great harvest.’ “The man thought about it and then said to himself again,

Mark 10:46

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and his followers walked through Moon Village (Jericho), and a large crowd followed behind them as they left the village. As the crowd passed, a blind beggar, whose name was Son of Honored One (Bartimaeus), was sitting on the side of the road.

Acts 9:6

Now stand to your feet and go into the village. There you will be told what you must do.”

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.’

Luke 16:4

‘I know what to do so that others will help me and give me a place to live.’