6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.


In Context

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.

Luke 16:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:6" 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:6But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:6and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.