Luke 16:5
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
KJV
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| προσκαλεσάμενος | proskalesamenos | having called to [him] | G4341 → |
| ἕνα | hena | one | G1520 → |
| ἕκαστον | hekaston | each | G1538 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| χρεοφειλετῶν | chreopheiletōn | debtors | G5533 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| κυρίου | kuriou | master | G2962 → |
| ἑαυτοῦ | he'autou | his own | G1438 → |
| ἔλεγεν | elegen | he was saying | G3004 → |
| τῷ | tō | to the | G3588 → |
| πρώτῳ· | prōtō | first; | G4413 → |
| πόσον | poson | How much | G4214 → |
| ὀφείλεις | opheileis | owe you | G3784 → |
| τῷ | tō | to the | G3588 → |
| κυρίῳ | kuriō | master | G2962 → |
| μου; | mou | of me? | G3165 → |
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