Luke 16:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 16:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἑαυτῷ
heautoû
G1438
himself
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οἰκονόμος
oikonómos
G3623
steward
τί
tís
G5101
who
ποιήσω
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριός
kýrios
G2962
Lord
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἀφαιρεῖται
aphairéō
G851
to take away
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
οἰκονομίαν
oikonomía
G3622
management
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
ἐμοῦ
egṓ
G1473
I
σκάπτειν
skáptō
G4626
to dig
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἰσχύω
ischýō
G2480
to be strong
ἐπαιτεῖν
epaitéō
G1871
to ask repeatedly
αἰσχύνομαι
aischýnomai
G153
to shame
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World English Bible Public Domain
"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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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).