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Luke 16:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

a certain: Matthew 18:23-24, Matthew 25:14-30

a steward: Luke 8:3, Luke 12:42; Genesis 15:2, Genesis 43:19; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 4:10

wasted: Luke 16:19, Luke 15:13, Luke 15:30, Luke 19:20; Proverbs 18:9; Hosea 2:8; James 4:3

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