Luke 16:5

16:5 So ¹  he contacted ²  his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Luke 14:22

14:22 Then ³  the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’ ⁴ 

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the manager’s decision.

² tn Grk “summoning.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the order of events within the parable.

⁴ sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace.