Luke 16:6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.In other versions
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
ASV
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
BBE
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
DBY
He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
WEB
and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
YLT
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
ENG
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
WBT
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
BSB
In context
4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7Then 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.
8And 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.