6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to 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 from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

4 I am resolved what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to 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, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

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 King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.