So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Christ's doctrine is not meant to amuse us with mysteries or entertain us with mercies, but to quicken us to Christian duty, chiefly the duty of doing good to those in need. We are stewards of God's manifold grace; having been unfaithful, we must use what we have in works of piety and charity to meet it again with comfort beyond the grave.
AI summary
Commenting on Luke 16:1-18
So he called every one of his Lord's debtors,.... Either the Gentiles, who were greatly indebted to God, having sinned against him, and the law, and light of nature, at a great rate; into whose affections, houses, and palaces, the Jews found ways and means to introduce themselves; and, in process of time, got leave to have synagogues built, and their worship set up again...
Verse 5. Called every one. As he was steward, he had the management of all the affairs, and, of course, debts were to be paid to him. Debtors. Those who owed his master, or perhaps tenants; those who rented land of his master.