Parallel Verses New Living Translation The man replied, 'I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.' So the manager told him, 'Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.' King James Bible And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Darby Bible Translation And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty. World English Bible He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' 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. Luke 16:6 Parallel Commentary Luke 16:6 Parallel CommentariesLibrary The Follies of the Wise'The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.'--LUKE xvi. 8. The parable of which these words are the close is remarkable in that it proposes a piece of deliberate roguery as, in some sort, a pattern for Christian people. The steward's conduct was neither more nor less than rascality, and yet, says Christ, 'Do like that!' The explanation is to be found mainly in the consideration that what was faithless sacrifice of his master's interests, on the part of the … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture Two Kinds of Riches Dives and Lazarus Vain Hopes. Cross References Matthew 20:8 "That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. Luke 16:5 "So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, 'How much do you owe him?' Luke 16:7 "'And how much do you owe my employer?' he asked the next man. 'I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,' was the reply. 'Here,' the manager said, 'take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.' John 2:6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jump to Previous Account Baths Bill Change Eight Fifty Firkins Four Gallons Hundred Manager Measures Oil Olive Quickly Sat Sit Steward Straight Write WritingJump to Next Account Baths Bill Change Eight Fifty Firkins Four Gallons Hundred Manager Measures Oil Olive Quickly Sat Sit Steward Straight Write WritingLinks Luke 16:6 NIVLuke 16:6 NLT Luke 16:6 ESV Luke 16:6 NASB Luke 16:6 KJV Luke 16:6 Bible Apps Luke 16:6 Biblia Paralela Luke 16:6 Chinese Bible Luke 16:6 French Bible Luke 16:6 German Bible Luke 16:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |