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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]
Luke 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the teachings and parables of Jesus Christ, including the account of the "rich man and Lazarus". [1] There is an "overriding concern with riches" in this chapter, although other topics are also covered. [2]
[14] [15] This means that an event can be described as falling at two different times and still be the same event, so that the substantive details can be properly brought together in a harmony, although the harmonist will still have the task of deciding which of the two times is more probable.
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
Mark and Q account for about 64% of Luke; the remaining material, known as the L source, is of unknown origin and date. [31] Most Q and L-source material is grouped in two clusters, Luke 6:17–8:3 and 9:51–18:14, and L-source material forms the first two sections of the gospel (the preface and infancy and childhood narratives). [32]
Luke Matthew Map of the Nativity narrative according to Luke: Map of the Nativity narrative according to Matthew: 1. Annunciation to Mary in Nazareth 1. Annunciation to Joseph: 2. Census of Quirinius (6–7 CE) – 3. Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem – 4. Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2. Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 5.
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
[70] The verse in Luke does differ from the contexts of the similar verses at Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6, where releasing a prisoner on Passover is a "habit" or "custom" of Pilate, and at John 18:39 is a custom of the Jews – but in its appearance in Luke it becomes a necessity for Pilate regardless of his habits or preferences, "to comply ...