Luke 16:3
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.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
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.
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.
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἶπεν | eipen | Said | G2036 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| ἐν | en | within | G1722 → |
| ἑαυτῷ | he'autō | himself | G1438 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| οἰκονόμος· | oikonomos | manager; | G3623 → |
| τί | ti | What | G5101 → |
| ποιήσω, | poiēsō | shall I do, | G4160 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| κύριός | kurios | master | G2962 → |
| μου | mou | of me | G3165 → |
| ἀφαιρεῖται | aphaireitai | is taking away | G851 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| οἰκονομίαν | oikonomian | management | G3622 → |
| ἀπ᾽ | ap᾽ | from | G575 → |
| ἐμοῦ; | emou | me? | G1473 → |
| σκάπτειν | skaptein | To dig | G4626 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἰσχύω, | ischuō | I am able, | G2480 → |
| ἐπαιτεῖν | epaitein | to beg | G1871 → |
| αἰσχύνομαι. | aischunomai | I am ashamed. | G153 → |
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