Luke 16:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 16:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
‘What am I to do,’ the steward asked himself, ‘now that my master is taking the steward’s place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Verwalter aber sprach bei sich selbst: Was soll ich tun? Denn mein Herr nimmt mir die Verwaltung ab. Zu graben vermag ich nicht, zu betteln schäme ich mich.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces el mayordomo dijo dentro de sí: ¿Qué haré? que mi señor me quita la mayordomía. Cavar, no puedo; mendigar, tengo vergüenza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse o mordomo para si mesmo: O que farei, agora que meu senhor está me tirando o trabalho de mordomo? Cavar eu não posso; mendigar eu tenho vergonha.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O administrador disse consigo mesmo: 'O que farei, já que o meu senhor está me tirando do trabalho de administrador? Eu não tenho forças para cavar e tenho vergonha de pedir.
📖 Luke 16:3 in Context
1And 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.
2And 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.
3Then 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.
4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5So 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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