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The steward said within himself, `What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don`t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
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A Desperate Situation
Commentators explain that the steward faced a practical crisis. Accustomed to a respectable 'desk job,' he felt he was unsuited for manual labor ('I cannot dig') and his pride made him unwilling to resort to begging ('to beg I am ashamed'). This dilemma, born from his previous lifestyle, forces him to seek a clever solution for his own survival.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Said within himself. Thought, or considered.
My lord. My master, my employer.
I cannot dig. This may mean …
Within himself (εν εαυτω). As soon as he had time to think the thing over carefully. He knew that he was guilty of embezzlement of…
19th Century
Anglican
I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.—In the outer framework of the parable, there is something eminently characteristic in …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the steward said within himself As the Scribes and Pharisees were wont to do, (Matthew 3:9) (9:3) (…
Whatever we have, its property belongs to God; we only have the use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his honor. This st…
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