Money and Eternity
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first. Luke 16:5 · Berean Standard Bible
The manager calls in his boss's debtors one by one and asks each one, 'How much do you owe my master?' He's working quickly and methodically.
He still has authority to modify accounts, and he's going to use every last minute of it to secure his future.
The manager is in action mode, executing his plan with urgency and precision.
One by one, the debtors come in, and the manager starts cutting deals. He's trading his boss's money for future friendships.
The manager summons his master's debtors one by one (hena hekaston), asking each the precise amount owed. This systematic approach reveals calculated, deliberate execution of his plan.
The debts likely represent commercial agreements for goods (olive oil, wheat) managed on behalf of the master, giving the manager legal authority to modify the terms.
The manager takes initiative, calling each debtor individually to execute his scheme discreetly and efficiently.
The manager goes to work immediately, calling in each of his master's debtors one at a time: 'How much do you owe?' The scheme is underway.
3The 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.
4I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
5And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
6‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered.
7Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’
Read all of Luke 16 — A shrewd manager, a rich man in torment, and Lazarus at his gate. Jesus draws a straight line between how you handle money and where you end up.
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