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Luke 16:6

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, he, said—A hundred baths of oil. And, he, said unto him—Kindly take thine accounts, and, sitting down, make haste and write—Fifty!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle; he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And hee said, An hundred measures of oyle. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickly, and write fiftie.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He said to him, A hundred measures of butter. He said to him, Take your note; sit down quickly, and write fifty pounds.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And he said to him, An hundred metres of oil. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down quickly, and write fifty metres.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
he x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
said, 2036
{2036} Prime
ἔπω
epo
{ep'-o}
A primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483 and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writting).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
An hundred 1540
{1540} Prime
ἑκατόν
hekaton
{hek-at-on'}
Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.
measures 943
{0943} Prime
βάτος
batos
{bat'-os}
Of Hebrew origin [H1324]; a bath, or measure for liquids.
of oil. 1637
{1637} Prime
ἔλαιον
elaion
{el'-ah-yon}
Neuter of the same as G1636; olive oil.
And 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
he said 2036
{2036} Prime
ἔπω
epo
{ep'-o}
A primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483 and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writting).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
unto him, 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
Take 1209
{1209} Prime
δέχομαι
dechomai
{dekh'-om-ahee}
Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively).
z5663
<5663> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Middle Deponent (See G5788)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 54
thy 4675
{4675} Prime
σοῦ
sou
{soo}
Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.
bill, 1121
{1121} Prime
γράμμα
gramma
{gram'-mah}
From G1125; a writing, that is, a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning.
and 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
sit down 2523
{2523} Prime
καθίζω
kathizo
{kath-id'-zo}
Another (active) form for G2516; to seat down, that is, set (figuratively appoint); intransitively to sit (down); figuratively to settle (hover, dwell).
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
quickly, 5030
{5030} Prime
ταχέως
tacheos
{takh-eh'-oce}
Adverb from G5036; briefly, that is, (in time) speedily, or (in manner) rapidly.
and write 1125
{1125} Prime
γράφω
grapho
{graf'-o}
A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively to describe.
z5657
<5657> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 376
fifty. 4004
{4004} Prime
πεντήκοντα
pentekonta
{pen-tay'-kon-tah}
Multiplicative of G4002; fifty.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Luke 16:5-7.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Luke 16:1-18.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
measures:
The word Batos in the original containeth nine gallons, three quarts. See
Ezekiel 45:10-14 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. ... Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, [which is] an homer of ten baths; for ten baths [are] an homer:
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Luke 16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
Luke 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Titus 2:10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
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