Luke 16:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 16:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’”

Luke 16:5 — World English Bible

Luke 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? ”

Luke 16:5 — American Standard Version

Luke 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?”

Luke 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And having called to [him] each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord? ”

Luke 16:5 — Darby Translation

Luke 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, and said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?”

Luke 16:5 — Geneva Bible

Luke 16:5 in Context — Luke 16

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 the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

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

6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

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What Does Luke 16:5 Mean?

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