The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

Luke 16:4

In 9 translations

BSB: I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
KJV: I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
WEB: I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
ASV: I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
LSV: I have known what I will do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
YLT: I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
DBY: I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.
DRC: I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
GNV: I knowe what I will doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue mee into their houses.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτῶν (“of them”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἑαυτῶν (“their own”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἐκ (“from”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ἐκ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: ἑαυτῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read ἑαυτῶν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτῶν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους ἑαυτῶν.
RP2018: Ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα, ὅταν μετασταθῶ τῆς οἰκονομίας, δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν.
TR-Boyd: Ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα, ὅταν μετασταθῶ τῆς οἰκονομίας, δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν.
SCR1894: εγνων τι ποιησω ινα οταν μετασταθω της οικονομιας δεξωνται με εις τους οικους αυτων

Who and where

◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Steward Embezzlement Malfeasance in Office Probation Lazarus Wealth, Wealthy Dishonesty Parables Worldliness Reproof

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

James 3:15Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).