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Lukas 16:2

Listen to Lukas 16:2
2 Und er forderte ihn und sprach zu ihm: Wie höre ich das von dir? Tu Rechnung von deinem Haushalten; denn du kannst hinfort nicht Haushalter sein!

Lukas 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 16:2

And he called him
By the prophets, sent one after another; by John the Baptist, by Christ himself, and by his apostles:

and said unto him, how is it that I hear this of thee?
of thy corrupting the word; of thy covetousness, rapine, and theft; of thy adultery and idolatry, and sad violation of the law; see ( Romans 2:21-23 )

give an account of thy stewardship:
what improvement is made of thy gifts; what care has been taken of my vineyard, the Jewish church; and where are the fruits that might be expected to have been received at your hands:

for thou mayest be no longer steward.
This was foretold by the prophets, that God would write a "Loammi" upon the people of the Jews; that he would cut off three shepherds in one month, and particularly lay aside the idol shepherd, by whom the Pharisees may be meant, ( Zechariah 11:8 Zechariah 11:17 ) and by John the Baptist, who declared the axe was laid to the root of the tree, and it was just ready to be cut down, ( Matthew 3:10 Matthew 3:12 ) and by Christ, that the kingdom of God should be taken from them, ( Matthew 21:43 ) and by the apostles, who turned from them to the Gentiles, ( Acts 13:46 ) .

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Lukas 16:2 In-Context

1 Er aber sprach zu seinen Jüngern: Es war ein reicher Mann, der hatte einen Haushalter; der ward von ihm berüchtigt, als hätte er ihm seine Güter umgebracht.
2 Und er forderte ihn und sprach zu ihm: Wie höre ich das von dir? Tu Rechnung von deinem Haushalten; denn du kannst hinfort nicht Haushalter sein!
3 Der Haushalter sprach bei sich selbst: Was soll ich tun? Mein Herr nimmt das Amt von mir; graben kann ich nicht, so schäme ich mich zu betteln.
4 Ich weiß wohl, was ich tun will, wenn ich nun von dem Amt gesetzt werde, daß sie mich in ihre Häuser nehmen.
5 Und er rief zu sich alle Schuldner seines Herrn und sprach zu dem ersten: Wie viel bist du meinem Herrn schuldig?
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