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When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon.”
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When they drew near to the steward of Joseph’s house, they talked with him at the door of the house,
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Joseph’s Cup
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.
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When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
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Now his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah.
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Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple
Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor.
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The Judgment on Shebna
Thus says the Lord God of hosts: “Go, proceed to this steward, To Shebna, who is over the house, and say:
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So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
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“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
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and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
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And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
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The Parable of the Unjust Steward
He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
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So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’
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“Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
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I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
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So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
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Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
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For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
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but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.
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of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,
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For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
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As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
