Luke 16:3

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

“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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 16

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.’

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.

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.

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