KJV King James Version
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 16:6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
WEB World English Bible
He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
Surrounding context — 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.
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἑκατὸνG1540 · hekatonhundredβάτουςG943 · batosbathἐλαίου.G1637 · elaionolive oilὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heδέξαιG1209 · dechomaito receiveσουG4771 · suyouτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoγράμματαG1121 · grammasomething writtenκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαθίσαςG2523 · kathizōto seatταχέωςG5030 · tacheōssoonγράψονG1125 · graphōto writeπεντήκοντα.G4004 · pentēkontafifty
Cross-references
Luke 16:12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?Titus 2:10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
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