Study it in the app“And he was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him of squandering his possessions.”
Andδὲhe was also sayingἜλεγεν καὶtoπρὸςthe disciples,τοὺς μαθητάς“There wasἦνa certainτιςrichπλούσιοςmanἌνθρωπόςwhoὃςhadεἶχενa manager,οἰκονόμονandκαὶthis manοὗτοςwas accusedδιεβλήθηto himαὐτῷofὡςsquanderingδιασκορπίζωνhis possessions.τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Elegen” appearsdisciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appearsrich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousios” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “Anthrōpos” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichen” appearsmanager
One who oversees another's goods.
Where else “oikonomon” appearsaccuse
Accuse, bring charges against, sometimes falsely.
Where else “dieblēthē” appearssquander
To fritter away one's goods.
Where else “diaskorpizōn” appearspossessions
What one has, one's belongings.
Where else “hyparchonta” appears1 · This verse (above)
2And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?
