Luke 16:5

Luke 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
• New International Version (NIV)“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Context of Luke 16:5

3And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg. 4I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses. And having called to [him] each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord? 6And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty. 7Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.

Luke 16:5 word by word

καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα ἕκαστον τῶν χρεοφειλετῶν τοῦ κυρίου ἑαυτοῦ ἔλεγεν τῷ πρώτῳ· πόσον ὀφείλεις τῷ κυρίῳ μου;Read the interlinear

• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• debtorsχρεωφειλέτηςchreōpheiletēs · debtorG5533
• ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• Howπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214

Cross-references for Luke 16:5

• Luke 7:41There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
• Matthew 18:24And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Commentaries on Luke 16:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Called every one - As he was “steward,” he had the management of all the affairs, and, of course, debts were to be paid to him. Debtors - Those who “owed” his master, or perhaps “tenants;” those who rented land of his master.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The manager called in his master's debtors and reduced their debts. He made friends who would help him when he no longer had a job.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. fifty ... fourscore--deducting a half from the debt of the one, and a fifth from that of the other.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:5

• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Embezzlement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malfeasance in Office
• Probation
• Servant
• Steward
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Put
• Riches
• Torment

Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings