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Luke 16:18
Luke 16:18
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quicken us all so to use this world as not to abuse it, so to manage
all our possessions and enjoyments here as that they may make for us,
and…Luke 16 — OverviewLuke 16 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLuke 16:1, The parable of the unjust steward; Luke 16:14, Christ reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees; Luke 16:19, The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar.Luke 16:1-18Luke 16:1-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe 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…Luke 16:1-31Luke 16:1-31 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONLuke 16:1-31Luke 16:1-31 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Lord's teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with regard to the prospect of another world, in the form of the two parables of the unjust steward, and Dives and Lazarus.
Luke 16:1, Luke 16:2
And he said…Luke 16:14-31Luke 16:14-31 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe misuse of money.
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