Lest I shall be filled and I spake lies, and said, Who is Jehovah? and lest I shall be dispossessed and I stole, and I laid hold upon the name of God.
Luke 16:4 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 I have resolved what I will do, that, when I should be removed from the stewardship, they might receive me in their houses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 shall be filled and I spake lies, and said, Who is Jehovah? and lest I shall be dispossessed and I stole, and I laid hold upon the name of God.
For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not
And the steward said in himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away the stewardship from me: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
And having called upon each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord
And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of injustice; that, when ye fail, they might receive you into lasting tents.
This is wisdom coming not down from above, but earthly, natural, resembling an evil spirit.