Luke 16:5

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

So {G2532} he called {G4341} every {G1538} one {G1520} of his {G1438} lord's {G2962} debtors {G5533} unto him, and said {G3004} unto the first {G4413}, How much {G4214} owest thou {G3784} unto my {G3450} lord {G2962}?

“So, after making appointments with each of his employer’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my boss?’

And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Luke 7:41 (3 votes)

    There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

  • Luke 7:42 (3 votes)

    And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

  • Matthew 18:24 (2 votes)

    And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.