Luke 16:5

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?

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
"So he called in everyone who owed the rancher anything and made them a deal to reduce their debt. He asked the first one, 'How much do you owe my boss?'

Legacy Standard Bible
And he summoned each one of his master's debtors, and he began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he summoned each one of his master's debtors, and he began saying to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

Bible in Basic English
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?

Darby Translation
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?

New King James Version
"So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, "How much do you owe my master?'

Christian Standard Bible®
"So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?' he asked the first one.

World English Bible
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So having called to him every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

Weymouth's New Testament
"So he called all his master's debtors, one by one, and asked the first, `How much are you in debt to my master?'

King James Version (1611)
So hee called euery one of his lords detters vnto him, and said vnto the first, How much owest thou vnto my lord?

Literal Translation
And having called to him each one of the debtors of his lord, he said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he called vnto hi all his lordes detters, and sayde vnto the first: How moch owest thou vnto my lorde?

Mace New Testament (1729)
so he sent for every one of his master's debtors in private, he ask'd the first, how much do you owe my master?

THE MESSAGE
"Then he went at it. One after another, he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

Amplified Bible
"So he summoned his master's debtors one by one, and he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

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

Revised Standard Version
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then called he all his masters detters and sayd vnto ye fyrst: how moche owest thou vnto my master?

Update Bible Version
And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do you owe to my lord?

Webster's Bible Translation
So he called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

New Century Version
"So the manager called in everyone who owed the master any money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe?'

New English Translation
So he contacted his master's debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

Contemporary English Version
Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, "How much do you owe my master?"

Complete Jewish Bible
"So, after making appointments with each of his employer's debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my boss?'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, & said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?

George Lamsa Translation
And he called his lord''s debtors, one by one, and said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?

Hebrew Names Version
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'

International Standard Version
"So he called for each of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

Etheridge Translation
And he called one by one from the debtors of his lord, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord ?

Murdock Translation
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

New Living Translation
"So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?'

New Life Bible
"He sent for the people who owed the rich man. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe the owner?'

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

Berean Standard Bible
And he called in each one of his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked the first.

New Revised Standard
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore, calling together every one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?

Lexham English Bible
And he summoned each one of his own master's debtors and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So, whe he had called all his maisters detters together, he sayde vnto the first: Howe muche owest thou vnto my maister?

Easy-to-Read Version
"So the manager called in each person who owed the master some money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

English Standard Version
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

New American Standard Bible
"And he summoned each one of his master's debtors, and he began saying to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

Good News Translation
So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor whanne alle the dettours of his lord weren clepid togider, he seide to the firste, Hou myche owist thou to my lord?

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

Contextual Overview

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 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. ⁸ And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. ⁹ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. ¹⁰ He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his: Luke 7:41, Luke 7:42, Matthew 18:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:34 - and take 2 Samuel 3:12 - Make

Cross-References

Genesis 16:12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

Exodus 5:21
And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

Psalms 7:8
The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord , according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

Psalms 35:23
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Psalms 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So he called every one of his Lord's debtors,.... Either the Gentiles, who were greatly indebted to God, having sinned against him, and the law, and light of nature, at a great rate; into whose affections, houses, and palaces, the Jews found ways and means to introduce themselves; and, in process of time, got leave to have synagogues built, and their worship set up again: or else the Jews, their countrymen; since these were under those stewards, tutors, and governors, and were debtors to do the whole law; and had, by breaking the law, contracted large debts; and against whom the ceremonial law stood as an handwriting: these the steward called

unto him, and said unto the first, how much owest thou unto my Lord? and it is observable, that the debts of these men, of the first, lay in oil, and of the other in wheat; things much used in the ceremonial law, in the observance of which they had been, greatly deficient; see Exodus 29:40

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Called every one - As he was “steward,” he had the management of all the affairs, and, of course, debts were to be paid to him.

Debtors - Those who “owed” his master, or perhaps “tenants;” those who rented land of his master.