Luke 16:3
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 16
“Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.”Luke 16:3
What Does Luke 16:3 Mean?
Luke 16:3 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 16, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Stewardship.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 16:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:23“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”Luke 18:4“And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;”Luke 19:26“For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.”Esther 6:6“So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”Proverbs 18:9“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Proverbs 20:4“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”Proverbs 21:25“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”Proverbs 26:13“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”Proverbs 29:21“He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.”Isaiah 10:3“And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?”Jeremiah 5:31“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”Hosea 9:5“What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?”Mark 10:46“And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”Luke 7:39“Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.”Luke 12:17“And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?”Luke 16:20“And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,”Luke 16:22“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;”
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