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Luke 16:1-31
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 16:1-12Whatever we have, the property of it is God's; we have only the use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his honour. This steward wasted his lord's goods. And we are all liable to the same charge…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Unjust StewardTHE UNJUST STEWARD. We mistake if we imagine that the design of Christ's doctrine and holy religion was either to amuse us with notions of divine mysteries or to entertain us with notions of divine mercies. No, the divi…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:1-13Money as a means of grace. The previous chapter was spoken against the pride of the Pharisaic party, who were too exclusive to welcome publicans and sinners to the same feast of privilege as themselves. The parable now…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:1-13The unjust steward. Whereas the three preceding parables were spoken to the Pharisees, this is spoken to the disciples. It is not quite certain whether all the parables were uttered at or about the same time; but the us…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:1-31The Lord's teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with regard to the prospect of another world, in the form of the two parables of the unjust steward, and Dives and Lazarus. Luke 16:1, Luke 16:2 And he said al…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:1-9Cleverness and sagacity. There is a wide difference between worldly cleverness and spiritual sagacity; of these two acquisitions, the former is to be questioned if not avoided, the latter to be desired and attained. Chr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:3What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship. This day of dismissal must be prepared for; very carefully, very anxiously, the man who has received the sentence of doom ponders over his future. The le…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 16:4I am resolved what to do. The first part of the parable teaches, then, this great and all-important lesson to men—that they will do well to provide against the day of dismissal from life. The second part points out very…Joseph S. Exell and contributors