Luke 16:6

So he said, ‘One hundred jars of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.’

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In The King James Version

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 so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my lord?’

7Next, he said to another, ‘In truth, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your record books, and write eighty.’

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Cross References

Luke 16:12And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what 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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