Luke 16:3
1 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
2 So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
4 I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5 And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
- ASV
- And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- DARBY
- And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
- BLB
- And the manager said in himself, ‘What shall I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I have no strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
- ÅB
- Da sa husholderen ved seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre, nå da min herre tar husholdningen fra meg? Jeg er ikke i stand til å grave, jeg skammer meg ved å tigge.
- OTB
- Forvalteren sa til seg selv: 'Hva skal jeg gjøre, siden min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg? Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave; jeg skammer meg for mye til å tigge.
- B1930
- Da sa husholderen ved sig selv: Hvad skal jeg gjøre, nu da min herre tar husholdningen fra mig? Jeg er ikke i stand til å grave, jeg skammer mig ved å tigge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 27:23–27
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