Luke 16:1

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?