Luke 16:5

And, calling unto him each one of the debtors of his own lord, he was saying unto the first,—How much owest thou my lord?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, that, when I am removed out of the stewardship, they may welcome me into their own houses.

6And, he, said—A hundred baths of oil. And, he, said unto him—Kindly take thine accounts, and, sitting down, make haste and write—Fifty!

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Cross References

Luke 7:41Two debtors, there were, to a certain creditor,—the one, owed five hundred denaries, 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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