Luke 16:1

New English Translation

16 Jesus^[a] also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations^[b] that his manager^[c] was wasting^[d] his assets.

Luke 16:1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Luke 16:1 tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”
Luke 16:1 sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.
Luke 16:1 tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

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