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Luke 16:5
And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?
Luke 16:5 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 16:5 in other translations
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
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In context
2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.
4 I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.
5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?
6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
7 Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.
8 And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.
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