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Luke 16:7
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. ’
Luke 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then 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.
- New International Version (NIV)“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.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
Context of Luke 16:7
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?’ 6The 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.’ “‘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. ’ 8“The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light. 9Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.
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ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν· σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. λέγει αὐτῷ· δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenἔπειταepeita · thenG1899
- said heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- to anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- how muchπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
- owestὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
- thouσύsu · youG4771
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- An hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
- measuresκόροςkoros · corG2884
- of wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Takeδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
- billγράμμαgramma · something writtenG1121
- writeγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- fourscoreὀγδοήκονταogdoēkonta · eightyG3589
Cross-references for Luke 16:7
Commentaries on Luke 16:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A hundred measures of wheat - ̔ , a hundred cors. , from the Hebrew כר cor, was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, whether for solids or liquids. As the bath was equal to the ephah, so the cor was equal to the homer. It contained about seventy-five gallons and five pints English. For the same reason for which I preserve the names of the ancient coins, I preserve the names of the ancient measures. What idea can a mere English reader have of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Measures of wheat - The measure here mentioned - the “kor,” or homer - contained, according to the tables of Dr. Arbuthnot, about 32 pecks, or 8 bushels; or, according to the marginal note, about 14 bushels and a “pottle.” A “pottle” is 4 pints. The Hebrew “kor,” כר koror “homer,” חמר chomerwas equal to 10 baths or 70 gallons, and the actual amount of the measure, according to this, was not far from 8 gallons. Robinson, Lexicon), however, supposes that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7A hundred measures … eighty: The Hebrew word for measures here is cor. This was the standard dry measure. A hundred measures could have been around 35,000 liters (9,300 gallons or 1,000 bushels) and eighty measures around 28,000 liters (7,400 gallons or 800 bushels). The exact size of the cor is 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
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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
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