Luke 16:5

And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.

6And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.

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Cross References

Luke 7:41There were two debtors to a certain creditor; the one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty denarii.

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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