LUKE 16:2 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 53807
1. φωνήσας
2. fōneō
3. having called
4. called
5. 54550
6. VPAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ called
8. ˓having˒ called
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53808
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53809
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. he said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53810
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53811
1. Τί
2. tis
3. What is
4. ‘What's
5. 51010
6. R····ANS
7. what ‹is›
8. what ‹is›
9. D
10. Y33
11. 53812
1. τοῦτο
2. houtos
3. this
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R53802
11. 53813
1. ἀκούω
2. akouō
3. I am hearing
4. hearing
5. 1910
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ hearing
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53814
1. περί
2. peri
3. concerning
4. -
5. 40120
6. P·······
7. concerning
8. concerning
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53815
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53816
1. Ἀπόδος
2. apodidōmi
3. Give back
4. -
5. 5910
6. VMAA2··S
7. give_back
8. give_back
9. S
10. Y33
11. 53817
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53818
1. λόγον
2. logos
3. account
4. -
5. 30560
6. N····AMS
7. account
8. account
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53819
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53820
1. οἰκονομίας
2. oikonomia
3. management
4. manager
5. 36220
6. N····GFS
7. management
8. management
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53821
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53822
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. not
4. don't
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53823
1. γάρ
2. gar
3. because/for
4. because
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53824
1. δυνήσῃ
2. dunamai
3. -
4. -
5. 14100
6. VIFM2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ being_able
8. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ being_able
9. -
10. -
11. 53825
1. δύνῃ
2. dunamai
3. you are being able
4. -
5. 14100
6. VIPM2··P
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53826
1. ἔτι
2. eti
3. anymore
4. -
5. 20890
6. D·······
7. anymore
8. anymore
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53827
1. δύνῃ
2. dunamai
3. -
4. -
5. 14100
6. VIPM2··P
7. ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. -
11. 53828
1. οἰκονομεῖν
2. oikonomeō
3. to be managing
4. -
5. 36210
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ managing
8. ˓to_be˒ managing
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53829

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–13: Jesus told a parable about a dishonest manager who acted wisely

In the main part of this section, 16:1–8b, Jesus told a parable that appears only in Luke. In this parable a rich man had hired a man to manage his money and possessions for him. The manager was dishonest in his work, so the rich man said that he could not continue to be his manager. But before the manager left this work, he used his position and money to cause other people to like him. He did this so that they would help him when he no longer had an income.

The main point of this parable is that the manager knew how to use money to make things better for his own future. In this way he was a good example for Jesus’ disciples. The parable does not mean that Jesus approved of the manager’s dishonesty.

In 16:8c–16:9 Jesus commented on the parable and applied it to his disciples. In 16:10–13 he gave other teachings about the proper use of wealth.

Other possible headings for this section are:

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (NIV)

The dishonest man who was in charge of a rich man’s wealth

16:2a

So he called him in to ask,

So the rich man ordered the manager to come. Then the rich man asked the manager,
So the rich man sent a message for the employee/manager to come to him. When he came, the rich man said to him,

called him in: The phrase that the BSB translates as called him in means here that the rich man sent a messenger to tell the manager to come and talk to him. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

summoned him (NRSV)

caused him to be called

sent a message for him to come

16:2b

‘What is this I hear about you?

‘What are these bad things that people have been saying about you?^(sing)
‘I have heard reports that you^(sing) have been wasting my money. I am very unhappy/disappointed with you.

What is this I hear about you?: This is a rhetorical question. The rich man used this question to express that he was unhappy because of what he had heard about the manager. People had reported that the manager was cheating him. The rich man was not asking for an explanation. He believed that the reports were true, and he had already decided to dismiss the manager from his job (16:2d). Some ways to translate the rich man’s question here are:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
What are these bad reports that I have heard about you?
Why have I been hearing that you are cheating me?
As a statement. For example:
I am very unhappy at what I have heard about you.

16:2c

Turn in an account of your management,

Go prepare your final report of how you^(sing) have managed my money and my possessions,
Give me the list/statement that shows what you^(sing) have done with my money, what you have spent and what you have gained,

Turn in an account of your management: Here the rich man indicated that the manager should write a report about how he had managed the rich man’s property. He should list everything that he had bought and sold. He should also list the debts that people still owed, and he should indicate the current value of the rich man’s property. Other ways to translate this command are:

Give me a report of what you have done with my money (NCV)

Write/Make a detailed report for me about how you have managed my property (TRT)

Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property (GNT)

16:2d

for you cannot be manager any longer.’

because I cannot permit you^(sing) to manage my property/money any more.’
because I am going to remove you^(sing) from your job.’
because you^(sing) are not fit to look after my property/money any more.’

for: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as for introduces the reason why the rich man told the manager to turn in his final financial report.

you cannot be manager any longer: This statement means “you cannot continue working as my manager.” It is an indirect way for the rich man to say that he was removing the manager from his job. Other ways to translate this clause are:

you are going to be fired (NLT)

from now on, it is not you who will be in charge of my property

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φωνήσας αὐτόν εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περί σοῦ Ἀπόδος τόν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σοῦ οὒ γάρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν)

Jesus uses the word And to introduce the results of what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation (as in UST): [So]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

φωνήσας αὐτὸν

˓having˒_called (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φωνήσας αὐτόν εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περί σοῦ Ἀπόδος τόν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σοῦ οὒ γάρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν)

The pronoun he refers to the rich man, and him refers to the manager. Alternate translation: [the rich man called the manager]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν αὐτῷ, τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ? ἀπόδος τὸν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου; οὐ γὰρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν

˱he˲_said ˱to˲_him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φωνήσας αὐτόν εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περί σοῦ Ἀπόδος τόν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σοῦ οὒ γάρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [told him that he had been hearing bad things about him and that he needed to turn over his financial records, since he would not be the manager any more]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ?

The rich man is not looking for information. He is using the question form to scold the manager. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I have heard what you are doing!]

ἀπόδος τὸν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου

Alternate translation: [Turn over your financial records] or [Set your records in order to pass on to someone else]

οὐ γὰρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν

Alternate translation: [since you cannot be my financial manager any longer]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. and
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 53807
1. having called
2. called
3. 54550
5. fōneō
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ called
8. ˓having˒ called
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53808
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53809
1. he said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53810
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53811
1. What is
2. ‘What's
3. 51010
4. D
5. tis
6. R-····ANS
7. what ‹is›
8. what ‹is›
9. D
10. Y33
11. 53812
1. this
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R53802
11. 53813
1. I am hearing
2. hearing
3. 1910
5. akouō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ hearing
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53814
1. concerning
2. -
3. 40120
5. peri
6. P-·······
7. concerning
8. concerning
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53815
1. you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53816
1. Give back
2. -
3. 5910
4. S
5. apodidōmi
6. V-MAA2··S
7. give_back
8. give_back
9. S
10. Y33
11. 53817
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53818
1. account
2. -
3. 30560
5. logos
6. N-····AMS
7. account
8. account
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53819
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53820
1. management
2. manager
3. 36220
5. oikonomia
6. N-····GFS
7. management
8. management
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53821
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53822
1. because/for
2. because
3. 10630
5. gar
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53824
1. you are
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM2··P
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53826
1. not
2. don't
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53823
1. being able
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM2··P
7. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53826
1. anymore
2. -
3. 20890
5. eti
6. D-·······
7. anymore
8. anymore
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53827
1. to be managing
2. -
3. 36210
5. oikonomeō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ managing
8. ˓to_be˒ managing
9. -
10. Y33; R53795
11. 53829

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.