Luke 16:6

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

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And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

In Context

5And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

7Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

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Cross References

Luke 16:12And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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