Bede the Venerable, on Luke 16:1

“And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods.”

“Having rebuked in three parables those who murmured because He received penitents, our Saviour shortly after subjoins a fourth and a fifth on almsgiving and frugality, because it is also the fittest order in preaching that almsgiving should be added after repentance. Hence it follows, And he said unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.