Luke 16:3

Moreover, the house-legislator says in to{sameself}, 'What[?] I-may-do, that the lord of{me} is-lifting-self-off/away-from from of{emphatically-me} the house-legislation[?] I-am_not_having-strength to-be-excavating. I-am-being-ashamed to-be-giving-cause/requesting-upon/begging.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and, sound[ing] same, says to{same}, 'What[?], the-same, I-am-hearing about of{you}[?] Give-off/away the word/account of{the house-legislation} of{you}, for you-will_not_enable/be-enabled still to-be-house-legislating.'

4I-know what I-will-do, in-which-place when-supposing I-may-be-stood-across[i.e. removed from] of{the house-legislation}, they-may-receive me into the houses of{same},'

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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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