Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionSo they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.New Living TranslationThe brothers approached the manager of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.English Standard VersionSo they...
Luke 16:4 tn This is a dramatic use of the aorist and the verse is left unconnected to the previous verse by asyndeton, giving the impression of a sudden realization. Luke 16:4 sn Thinking ahead, the manager develops a plan to make people think kindly of him (welcome me into their hom...
The words translated "shrewd" (NIV) or "wise" (KJV) in verse 8 are the Greek adverb and adjectives phronimōs, "prudently, shrewdly," from the root phronis, "prudence."649Using Worldly Wealth to Gain Friends (Luke 16:9)"I tell you, use worldly wealth (KJV "unrighteous mammon") ...
15 confirms Wilson’s view of the dichotomy demonstrated by the Apostle Paul, wherein stewardship is described as an entrustment, with the mysteries of God being more specific than being a servant (ESV). The verse expresses that it is not Paul but God working through Paul as the gospel ...