Jesus also said to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

耶稣又对门徒说：“有一个财主的管家，别人向他主人告他浪费主人的财物。

耶稣又对门徒说：“某财主有一个管家，有人向主人告管家浪费他的财物。

耶稣又对门徒说：“某财主有一个管家，有人向主人告管家浪费他的财物。

耶稣又对门徒说：“某财主有个管家，有人控告这管家浪费主人的财物。

耶稣又对门徒说：“有一个财主的管家，有人在他主人面前告他浪费主人的财物。

耶稣又对门徒们说：“某财主有个管家，这个管家被人控告挥霍主人的财产。

耶穌又對門徒說：「有一個財主的管家，別人向他主人告他浪費主人的財物。

耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有一個管家，有人向主人告管家浪費他的財物。

耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有一個管家，有人向主人告管家浪費他的財物。

耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有個管家，有人控告這管家浪費主人的財物。

耶穌又對門徒說：“有一個財主的管家，有人在他主人面前告他浪費主人的財物。

耶穌也對門徒說：『一個財主有一個管家；有人向他進讒言，說這個人揮霍主人的資財。

耶穌又對門徒們說：「某財主有個管家，這個管家被人控告揮霍主人的財產。

耶穌又謂其徒曰、富人某、有一家宰、或以其耗主業訴於其主、

耶穌謂門徒曰、富人有操會者、或以耗主業訴其主、

耶穌又謂門徒曰、某富人有一司事者、或以其耗費主人之業、訴於主人、

耶穌又誨其徒曰：『昔有為富翁掌家者、人以其浪費財物、告其主、

Jesus told his disciples:“ There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

Jesus told his disciples another story. He said,“ There was a rich man who had a manager. Some said that the manager was wasting what the rich man owned.

He also said to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

Jesus told this story to his disciples:“ There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.

Now he said to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

Now He was also saying to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

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.

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

He also said to the disciples:“ There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

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.

He also said to his disciples,“ There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

The Lord replied,“ Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

“ For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘ Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’His master answered,‘ Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’The one with the two talents also came and said,‘ Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’His master answered,‘ Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’Then the one who had received the one talent came and said,‘ Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’But his master answered,‘ Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

One should think about us this way– as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’

After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.

Then another slave came and said,‘ Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

“ For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Yet until now she has refused to acknowledge that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and that it was I who lavished on her the silver and gold– which they used in worshiping Baal!

David assembled in Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

“ There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

But Abram said,“ O sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”

and Joanna the wife of Cuza( Herod’s household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.