Parallel Verses New International Version "'Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.' 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 Clarke's Commentary on the BibleA hundred measures of oil - Ἑκατον βατους, A hundred baths. The בת bath was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, except the homer, of which it was the tenth part: see Ezekiel 45:11, Ezekiel 45:14. It is equal to the ephah, i.e. to seven gallons and a half of our measure. Take thy bill - Thy account - το γραμμα. The writing in which the debt was specified, together with the obligation to pay so much, at such and such times. This appears to have been in the hand-writing of the debtor, and probably signed by the steward: and this precluded imposition on each part. To prevent all appearance of forgery in this case, he is desired to write it over again, and to cancel the old engagement. In carrying on a running account with a tradesman, it is common among the Hindoos for the buyer to receive from the hands of the seller a daily account of the things received; and according to this account, written on a slip of paper, and which remains in the hands of the buyer, the person is paid. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge measures. 45:10-14.' Take. Library The Unjust StewardEversley, 1866. NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Luke xvi. 8. "And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely." None of our Lord's parables has been as difficult to explain as this one. Learned and pious men have confessed freely, in all ages, that there is much in the parable which they cannot understand; and I am bound to confess the same. The puzzle is, plainly, why our Lord should SEEM to bid us to copy the conduct of a bad man and a cheat. For this is the usual interpretation. … Charles Kingsley—All Saints' Day and Other Sermons February 7. "Faithful in that which is Least" (Luke xvi. 10). The Good Steward The Rich Man and Lazarus Cross References Matthew 20:8 "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.' Luke 16:5 "So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' Luke 16:7 "Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' "'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.' John 2:6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from 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 THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |