Luke 12:20

12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ¹  will be demanded back from ²  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ³ 

Luke 16:2

16:2 So ⁴  he called the manager ⁵  in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? ⁶  Turn in the account of your administration, ⁷  because you can no longer be my manager.’

¹ tn Grk “your soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

² tn Or “required back.” This term, ἀπαιτέω (apaitew), has an economic feel to it and is often used of a debt being called in for repayment (BDAG 96 s.v. 1).

³ tn Grk “the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” The words “for yourself” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the reports the man received about his manager.

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn Although phrased as a question, the charges were believed by the owner, as his dismissal of the manager implies.

⁷ tn Or “stewardship”; the Greek word οἰκονομία (oikonomia) is cognate with the noun for the manager (οἰκονόμος, oikonomo").