Luke 16:6

World English Bible

He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

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Luke 16:6 in other translations

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

Luke 16:6 · American Standard Version

Luke 16:6 in context

  1. 4I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
  2. 5Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
  3. 6He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
  4. 7Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
  5. 8“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.