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The Parable of the Unjust Steward or Parable of the Penitent Steward is a parable of Jesus which appears in Luke 16:1–13. In it, a steward who is about to be fired tries to "curry favor" with his master's debtors by remitting some of their debts. [ 1 ]
This famous saying also appears at Luke 16:13, but there it comes at the end of the Parable of the Unjust Steward. In Luke's Gospel, the saying is thus clearly one about God and money. In Matthew, the previous verses imply it can mean placing anything above God.
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Unforgiving Creditor, Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew.
The Unjust Judge: Luke 18:1–8 The Rich Fool: Luke 12:16–21 Dives and Lazarus: Luke 16:19–31 The Great Supper: Luke 14:15–24 The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11–32 The Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1–9 The Unprofitable Servants: Luke 17:7–10 The Pharisee and the Publican: Luke 18:9–14
This parable of Jesus appears in Luke, but not in the other canonical gospels of the New Testament.Verses 1 to 8a tell a story about a steward who is about to be dismissed, but "curries favor" with his master's debtors by remitting some of their debts.
Parable of the Lost Coin; Parable of the Master and Servant; Parable of the Rich Fool; Parable of the Two Debtors; Parable of the Unjust Judge; Parable of the Unjust Steward; Parable of the Wedding Feast; Penitent thief; Perez (son of Judah) Phanuel; Pharisee and the Publican; Physician, heal thyself; Presentation of Jesus; Parable of the ...
The following are said to be amongst his principal pictures: Lauder: James Watt and the Steam Engine: the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century, 1855. Hagar; The Unjust Servant (see Parable of the Unjust Steward) The Wise and Foolish Virgins; Scene from The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1841) Cherries (1842) Hop-Scotch (1843) Night and Day (1845)
Luke 18 is the eighteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the teachings and a miracle of Jesus Christ. [1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke the Evangelist composed this Gospel as well as the Acts of the Apostles.