Luke 16:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
ὑπάρχω
possessions
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ὑπάρχω
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
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οἰκονόμος
a manager,
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οἰκονόμος
A steward, a manager, an administrator. It is required of stewards that they be found faithful. God does not require success. He requires faithfulness.
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λέγω
He was saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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διασκορπίζω
wasting
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διασκορπίζω
to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander
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πλούσιος
rich
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πλούσιος
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
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εἰμί
there was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
certain
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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διαβάλλω
was accused
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διαβάλλω
(figuratively) to traduce
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