Luke 16:6 Parallel Translations

"The debtor replied, 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' "The manager told him, 'Take my master's ledger. Quick! Sit down, and write "four hundred!"'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

ASV:

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

BBE:

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

DBY:

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

ERV:

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

WEY:

"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

WBS:

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

WEB:

He said,'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him,'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

YLT:

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

Luke 16:6 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 16:5 "And he summoned each one of his master's debtors, and he began saying to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

Luke 16:7 "Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' And he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

16:6 A hundred measures of oil. Olive oil, one of the commonest products of Palestine. The measure contained about sixty pints.
Take thy bill. The contract.
Sit down quickly. In great haste, lest the dishonest transaction might be interrupted.
Write fifty. The throwing off of fifty measures would be equivalent to several hundred dollars.

MHC:

16:1-12 Whatever we have, the property of it is God's; we have only the use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his honour. This steward wasted his lord's goods. And we are all liable to the same charge; we have not made due improvement of what God has trusted us with. The steward cannot deny it; he must make up his accounts, and be gone. This may teach us that death will come, and deprive us of the opportunities we now have. The steward will make friends of his lord's debtors or tenants, by striking off a considerable part of their debt to his lord. The lord referred to in this parable commended not the fraud, but the policy of the steward. In that respect alone is it so noticed. Worldly men, in the choice of their object, are foolish; but in their activity, and perseverance, they are often wiser than believers. The unjust steward is not set before us as an example in cheating his master, or to justify any dishonesty, but to point out the careful ways of worldly men. It would be well if the children of light would learn wisdom from the men of the world, and would as earnestly pursue their better object. The true riches signify spiritual blessings; and if a man spends upon himself, or hoards up what God has trusted to him, as to outward things, what evidence can he have, that he is an heir of God through Christ? The riches of this world are deceitful and uncertain. Let us be convinced that those are truly rich, and very rich, who are rich in faith, and rich toward God, rich in Christ, in the promises; let us then lay up our treasure in heaven, and expect our portion from thence.

CONC:

Account Baths Batos Bill Bond Change Fifty Firkins Gallons Hundred Manager Measures Oil Olive Quickly Replied Sat Sit Steward Straight Writing

Account Baths Bill Change Eight Fifty Firkins Four Gallons Hundred Manager Measures Oil Olive Quickly Sat Sit Steward Straight Write Writing

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