Luke 16:3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is t…”

Luke 16:3

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

World English Bible

“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

American Standard Version

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.

Darby Translation

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

Young's Literal Translation

'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —

Bible in Basic English

And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

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Cross references

“said”

Luke 18:4 Esther 6:6

Luke 18:4 · BSB

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

Esther 6:6 · BSB

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

“What”

Luke 12:17 Isaiah 10:3 Jeremiah 5:31 Hosea 9:5 Acts 9:6

Luke 12:17 · BSB

So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Isaiah 10:3 · BSB

What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

Jeremiah 5:31 · BSB

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Hosea 9:5 · BSB

What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

Acts 9:6 · BSB

“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

“I cannot”

Proverbs 13:4 Proverbs 18:9 Proverbs 19:15 Proverbs 24:30–34 Proverbs 26:13–16 Proverbs 27:23–27

Proverbs 13:4 · BSB

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 18:9 · BSB

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15 · BSB

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 24:30–34 · BSB

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Proverbs 26:13–16 · BSB

The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

Proverbs 27:23–27 · BSB

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

“to beg”

Luke 16:20 Luke 16:22 Proverbs 20:4 Mark 10:46 John 9:8 Acts 3:2

Luke 16:20 · BSB

And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

Luke 16:22 · BSB

One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Proverbs 20:4 · BSB

The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Mark 10:46 · BSB

Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

John 9:8 · BSB

At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

Acts 3:2 · BSB

And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

4I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

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