Luke 16:3
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Greek words
εἶπενeipenSaidG2036δὲdethenG1161ἐνenwithinG1722ἑαυτῷhe'autōhimselfG1438ὁhotheG3588οἰκονόμος·oikonomosmanager;G3623τίtiWhatG5101ποιήσω,poiēsōshall I do,G4160ὅτιhotiforG3754ὁhotheG3588κύριόςkuriosmasterG2962μουmouof meG3165ἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiis taking awayG851τὴνtēntheG3588οἰκονομίανoikonomianmanagementG3622ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575ἐμοῦ;emoume?G1473σκάπτεινskapteinTo digG4626οὐκouknotG3756ἰσχύω,ischuōI am able,G2480ἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinto begG1871αἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiI am ashamed.G153
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