Luke 16:2 (BSB)

So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

From Luke 16. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Luke 16:2

  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Luke 16:1-18: We mistake if we imagine that the design of Christ's doctrine and holy religion was either to amuse us with notions of divine mysteries or to entertain us with notions of divine mercies. No, the divine revelation of both these in the gospel is intended to engage and quicken us to the practice of Christian duties, and, as much as any one thing, to the...
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Luke 16:2: And he called him,.... By the prophets, sent one after another; by John the Baptist, by Christ himself, and by his apostles: and said unto him, how is it that I hear this of thee? of thy corrupting the word; of thy covetousness, rapine, and theft; of thy adultery and idolatry, and sad violation of the law; see Rom 2:21 give an account of thy...
  • Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on Luke 16:2: Verse 2. Give an account. Give a statement of your expenses and of your conduct while you have been steward. This is not to be referred to the day of judgment. It is a circumstance thrown into the parable to prepare the way for what follows.
  • Adam Clarke (Methodist), Clarke's Commentary on the Bible on Luke 16:2: Give an account of thy, etc. - Produce thy books of receipts and disbursements, that I may see whether the accusation against thee be true or false. The original may be translated, Give up the business, τον λογον, of the stewardship.