Luke 16:5

And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

In Context

4I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

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Cross References

Luke 7:41And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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