Luke 16:6

Luke 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

Context of Luke 16:6

4I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes.’ 5And he summoned each one of his master’s debtors, and he began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ 8And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

Luke 16:6 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.Read the interlinear

• And he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• A hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
• measuresβάτοςbatos · bathG943
• of oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• to him, ‘Takeδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• your billγράμμαgramma · something writtenG1121
• and sitκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• quicklyταχέωςtacheōs · soonG5030
• and writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkonta · fiftyG4004

Cross-references for Luke 16:6

• Luke 16:9And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

Commentaries on Luke 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A hundred measures of oil - ̔ , 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 - . 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A hundred measures - The measure here mentioned is the “bath” which contained, according to Dr. Arbuthnot‘s tables, 7 12 gallons, or, according to the marginal note, about 9 gallons and 3 quarts. Oil - Oil of olives, or sweet oil. It was much used for lamps, as an article of food Exodus 29:2, and also for anointing, and, of course, as an article of commerce, 1 Kings 5:11. These were persons, doubtless, who had “rented” land of the rich man, and who were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6A hundred measures of olive oil … fifty: The measure in Greek is a batos (from the Hebrew bath), a standard unit for measuring liquids. A hundred measures could have been about 3,000 liters (800 gallons), and fifty measures about 1,500 liters (400 gallons). The exact sizes are uncertain.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. fifty ... fourscore--deducting a half from the debt of the one, and a fifth from that of the other.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:6

• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Embezzlement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malfeasance in Office
• Measure
• Probation
• Servant
• Steward
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Measure
• Put
• Riches

Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings