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Luke 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 22:20, February 17, 2010
, 22:20, February 17, 2010→Chapter 16: through verse 8
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|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.
|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.
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|And He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, who employed a manager; and this manager was accused of squandering his employer's wealth.
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|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.
|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.
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|And he summoned him, and said to him, 'How is it that I hear such bad things about you? You need to explain your decisions and their results; for your position is now in jeopardy'.
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|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.
|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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|Then the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do? If I lose this position I have no practical skills to rely on; to be forced to beg would be humiliating'.
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|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
|I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
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|I am determined to do what I need to then, in case I am fired as manager, to save face with my peers.
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|So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
|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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|So he summoned every one of his employer's debtors, and said to the first, 'How much do you owe my employer?'
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|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
|And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
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|And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil'. And the manager said to him, 'Take your invoice, sit down quickly, and change it to say fifty'.
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|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.
|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.
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|Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' And the man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat'. And he said to him, 'Take your invoice, and change it to eighty'.
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