² tn Grk “the stewardship,” “the management.”

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the manager’s decision.

³ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn The term here refers to the owner and manager of a household.

¹ sn The term landowner here refers to the owner and manager of a household.

² sn The term landowner here refers to the owner and manager of a household.

² sn Thinking ahead, the manager develops a plan to make people think kindly of him (welcome me into their homes).

³ sn Although phrased as a question, the charges were believed by the owner, as his dismissal of the manager implies.

⁴ tn Or “stewardship”; the Greek word οἰκονομία (oikonomia) is cognate with the noun for the manager (οἰκονόμος, oikonomos).

² tn On κυβερνήτης (kubernētēs) BDAG 574 s.v. 1 states, “one who is responsible for the management of a ship, shipmaster, lit. Rv 18:17.”

¹ tn Grk “to the master of the household,” referring to one who owns and manages the household, including family, servants, and slaves (L&N 57.14).

² tn Grk “on the table”; the idiom refers to a place where money is kept or managed, or credit is established, thus “bank” (L&N 57.215).

³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the reports the man received about his manager.

¹ sn A fool must be disciplined by force like an animal—there is no reasoning. The fool is as difficult to manage as the donkey or horse.

¹ sn By their diligent work they succeed to management. The diligent rise to the top, while the lazy sink to the bottom.

⁴ sn To beg would represent a real lowering of status for the manager, because many of those whom he had formerly collected debts from, he would now be forced to beg from.

² tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”