Luke 16:6

"`A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "`Here is your account,' said the steward: `sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

5"So he called all his master's debtors, one by one, and asked the first, `How much are you in debt to my master?'

7"To a second he said, "`And how much do you owe?' "`A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "`Here is your account,' said he: `change it into eighty quarters.'

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Cross References

Luke 16:12And if you have not been faithful in dealing with that which is not your own, who will give you that which is your own?

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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