Luke 16:6
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
In context
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.
Luke 16:6 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.’
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.