Luke 16:5

One by one he called up his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked of the first.

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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 know what I will do, so that, as soon as I am turned out of my stewardship, people may welcome me into their homes.’

6‘Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,’ answered the man. ‘Here is your agreement,’ he said; ‘sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.’

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Cross References

Luke 7:41“There were two people who were in debt to a moneylender; one owed five hundred silver coins, and the other 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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