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Luke 16:5
5Many people had a debt that they had not paid back to the master. So the servant told those people to come to him. He asked the first man, “How big is your debt to my master?”
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
3“I must think about what I can do,” the servant said to himself. “My master will not let me work for him any longer. I am not strong enough to dig in the ground. I would be ashamed to ask other people for money. 4I must stop working for my master. But I know what I can do so that people will then accept me into their homes.” Many people had a debt that they had not paid back to the master. So the servant told those people to come to him. He asked the first man, “How big is your debt to my master?” 6The man replied, “I have to give him 100 barrels of oil.” The servant said to him, “Here is the paper with your debt written down on it. Take the paper. Sit down now and write 50 barrels there.” 7He asked the next man, “How big is your debt to my master?” The man replied, “I have to give him 100 baskets of wheat.” The servant replied, “Here is the paper with your debt written down on it. Take the paper and write 80 baskets.” ’
Read all of Luke 16Luke 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Soκαίkai · andG2532
- he calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
- everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- of hisἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- lord’sκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- debtorsχρεωφειλέτηςchreōpheiletēs · debtorG5533
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- How muchπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
- owest thouὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
- unto myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Luke 16:5
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
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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
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